The Christian owners of a bakery taken to court for refusing to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan have said faith is sustaining them ahead of the judgment.

The Christian owners of a bakery taken to court for refusing to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan have said faith is sustaining them ahead of the judgment.

The internationally recognised gay flag was flown from an Irish public building for the first time yesterday to mark the start of Cork’s annual LGBT awareness week.

Rev Brian O’Rourke tells Colette Sheridan why his Cork parish believes that treating gay people equally is the right thing to do

A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Mr Ford yesterday called the allegations “ridiculous”.

Students will call on the Government today to put an end to discrimination against gay people.

More action is needed to combat attacks on Dublin’s gay community, it was claimed tonight.