One of Dublin’s most iconic landmarks has been painted in the rainbow colours to celebrate the hosting of amateur rugby’s Union Cup at Dublin City University on June 8-9.

The Irish recruitment scene is enjoying an upsurge in activity in recent times, as can been seen with this selection of new appointments and promotions.

I concur with correspondent Dick Spicer, of Citizens to Separate Church and State, who asserts that the President’s religious oath is a violation of equal rights. 

Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan has told gardaí it is “inappropriate” for officers to support either side of the same-sex marriage referendum while on duty, after claims a weekend controversy over the issue is “not an isolated incident”.