UCC has launched Ireland's first course to examine the history of the LGBT+ community.

A few weeks before the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment kicked off, I was invited to address a faith group about it. 

Last Thursday theMinister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney announced on Twitter that he is “looking forward to finalising” a proposal “allowing Irish citizens all over the world have the option to vote in presidential elections — it will change and broaden the nature of the presidency for the better...”

Paschal Donohoe was the big winner in Leo Varadkar’s Cabinet reshuffle having been handed control of both the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure.

There’s something akin to nostalgia in Valerie Mulcahy’s voice when the Cork GAA star recalls the very early days of her inter county career when she and her teammates would have a fry-up on the day of a big away match.

Senators are fighting to end the “outdated” law that bans pubs from serving alcohol on Good Friday.

The Church of Ireland said that the visit of a controversial evangelist to a congregation in Wexford was not timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the marriage equality referendum.

A senior census official has admitted this year’s version of the vital national questionnaire will be unable to keep up with developments in Irish society because it was not given enough funds to examine potential population change issues.

Victoria Curtis is a bit of tomboy. She likes to dress in jeans and wears her hair cut short. In other words, as she puts it herself, she is “identifiably gay”.

The Queen of Ireland is now in cinemas and it's already earning plenty of attention thanks to amazing reviews from audiences and critics and great box office returns, making it the highest grossing Irish documentary ever released.

European Affairs Minister Dara Murphy has said he did nothing wrong in appointing a failed party election candidate as his ministerial driver — claiming being an ex-politician should not stop someone from gaining work.

Fine Gael’s fault-line on abortion rights is set to rock the party again as senior figures clash over whether to include a vote on repealing the Eighth Amendment in its general election manifesto.

As far as pranks go, this one is pretty inventive.

A referendum to repeal the eighth amendment on abortion will form part of Labour’s election manifesto, but Tánaiste Joan Burton stopped short of insisting holding the vote would be a “red line issue” for joining a new coalition.

The Council of Europe has found that slapping children amounts to torture, an Irish priest has said he disagrees with a Vatican official who described the referendum result as a “defeat for humanity”, answering questions raised by the proposed IAG-Aer Lingus deal and Rory McIlroy is among the stars lining out at the Irish Open. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com .

Averil Power says she tried to make changes from within but Fianna Fáil hasn’t changed and has no intention of doing so

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and his TDs yesterday moved to minimise the fallout over the shock resignation of Senator Averil Power as the party welcomed its newest TD to the Dáil.

A human rainbow of hope burst through Dublin as centuries of oppression finally gave way to the sunshine of hope with one wave of the ballot box pencil.

The Government is to “throw everything” at a yes vote in the marriage equality referendum, after tightening poll numbers set Coalition nerves on edge.

I WAS sitting in a theatre the other night when the couple beside me started holding hands. Two men.

A man who uses a wheelchair was left alone on a locked train in Dublin as no staff were available, Ian Bailey has been ordered to pay his full court costs, an Irish Examiner poll has reveals 94% of readers think the Government need to invest in a Limerick - Cork motorway and Villa's rising star Jack Grealish rejects a first senior Republic of Ireland call-up. Here's this evening’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.

Aodhán Ó’Riordáin was last night asked to remove a Yes Equality badge from his collar during a live broadcast of the Saturday Night Show.

Voting yes in the marriage equality referendum will reassure those young people who feel they won’t have the same opportunities because of their sexuality, writes Caoimhín Millar

A Donegal based Catholic priest has announced he will be voting Yes in the upcoming marriage equality referendum.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has described no campaign posters in the marriage equality referendum as “sad and demeaning” as Labour launched its yes campaign.

Beloved Irish author Roddy Doyle - he of ’The Snapper’ and ’The Commitments’ fame - has penned an excellent short story about the upcoming referendum on May 22.

When the idea of a Marriage Equality Referendum was first mooted a furore erupted indicating the need for legislation for the protection of children.

Former president Mary McAleese has said Ireland owes it to people who were “pushed into the shadows” or died by suicide because of outdated views on homosexuality to back next month’s marriage equality referendum.

Met Éireann has given us the green light for dry weather over the coming bank holiday weekend, a pensioner had to be rescued from a freezing canal in Limerick today after he fell in taking part in a massive clean up and Margaret Hickey tells us why she is voting no in the upcoming marriage equality referendum. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this lunchtime.

Last Saturday we had a demonstration of people who want to default on a perfectly necessary water charge. This demonstration received headline attention in the news.

A woman in Dublin was shocked to receive a note, seemingly written by a child, promoting a no vote in the upcoming marriage equality referendum on May 22.

A no result in the marriage equality referendum would send out a “bad message internationally” to those who want to come and work in Ireland, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has said.

If the marriage equality referendum is passed in May, laws on workplace discrimination may be in conflict with these new entitlements, writes Claire Hogan.

A former Fianna Fáil Minister said he thinks the next government will be a coalition between his party and Fine Gael.

Groundbreaking new laws will allow children the right to choose which parent to live with after a divorce.

The State’s independent human rights watchdog has come out strongly in favour of extending marriage to gay people.

Leo Varadkar revealed he is gay on live radio this morning.

The world can expect to see a lot more of Rory O’Neill, aka Panti Bliss, after a crowdsourcing target for a feature-length documentary on his life was smashed this week.

"Armagayddon" is coming. Best prepare yourselves.