Brian is Professor of Drama at Trinity College Dublin, is a lifelong Eurovision fan, and has been involved in Eurovision research since 2006. He co-presented a keynote on Eurovision with Karen Fricker and Elena Moreo at the Queer Eurovision conference in Helsinki in May, 2007. His academic publications on Eurovision include: “Performing the Queer Network: Divas, Fans, and Families at the Eurovision Song Contest”, with Elena Moreo and Brian Singleton. SQS 2 (7) (Journal of Queer Studies in Finland), Spring 2008. “Part of the Show: The Global Networking of Irish Eurovision Song Contest Fans”, with Elena Moreo and Brian Singleton. In Karen Fricker and Ronit Lentin, eds, Performing Global Networks. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. Brian served on the jury which decided the 2010 Maltese entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. He is a member of OGAE Ireland and a member of the Eurovision and the 'New' Europe research project.