Cian Griffin: I cried going to bed so often as a teenager, like ‘I hope I wake up straight’

One of the internet’s best-known gaeilgeoirs, Cian Griffin’s recent stint on Grá ar an Trá is sure to further raise his profile. He chats to Megan Roantree about using his profile to educate and have the craic

Cian Griffin on the importance of sober queer spaces, getting Leo Varadkar on his podcast and his forthcoming novel. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Cian Griffin was described as a ‘show pony’ when he was little.

“There are pictures of me from when I was like eight, playing with kids on the green,” he recalls. “There was a big dress-up box and I’m in this, like, Spanish flamenco dress.”