Friends of Eon was Ireland’s first known trans support group, founded in Dublin in 1978 by Claire Farrell and a fellow member called Lola. At a time when being visibly different carried real risk, it gave trans people and people who identified as transvestites and crossdressers, terms used by members themselves at the time, somewhere safe to exist. The group met weekly at the Parliament Inn until it closed in the mid-1980s. Its members went on to shape Ireland’s fight for legal recognition, work TENI carries forward today.

“People came from all over the country to Friends of Eon at considerable expense, just so they could be themselves for a few hours.” – Claire Farrell

TENI has teamed up with Brian Teeling’s label Records (Instagram) to create a shirt based on the Friends of Eon membership card, bringing new life to our history. You can support this and the ongoing work of TENI by getting your shirt at our store.