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Sarah Harte: Graham Linehan's part in toxic debate puts freedom of speech limits into focus
Graham Linehan court case
How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to career armageddon
What began as a nasty Twitter spat seven years ago has led to a peculiar metamorphosis for the comedy writer

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Judge has Enoch Burke's family thrown out of court after hiking school trespass fines
Judge has Enoch Burke's family thrown out of court after hiking school trespass fines
Mr Justice David Nolan said he did not think the court should be used to police Burke’s trespassing within the grounds and inside the school

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Graham Linehan charges
'Father Ted' creator Graham Linehan arrested on suspicion of inciting violence online
Graham Linehan said after questioning by police his blood pressure had reached 'stroke territory', and he was taken to hospital and kept under observation, before being released on bail

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

What to do if you think your child is being bullied
Most 13-year-olds don't report being bullied as they don't think of it as bullying, says report
Online abuse or name-calling was more likely to be labelled as bullying than other types, such as being excluded by others

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Siobhán Kangataran: Our migrant communities need your voice
Siobhán Kangataran: Our migrant communities need your voice
The people who are immune from a crisis have the best ability to effect change — it's not enough to be non-racist, you must be actively anti-racist

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

The HSE in partnership with people living with HIV
HIV carries 'a big societal stigma' in Ireland despite progress in treatment
Survey results showed that 70% of people do not know that a person with HIV cannot pass it to sexual partners when they are on effective treatment

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

‘We need Pride more than ever now': Solidarity and celebration at Cork Pride parade
‘We need Pride more than ever now': Solidarity and celebration at Cork Pride parade
Cork Pride festival's theme of ‘A fearless future' was summed up by its vice chair — 'We will not be silent, we will not be afraid, and we will not be erased'

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Caribbean LGBTQ+ activists celebrate as court strikes down colonial-era laws
Caribbean LGBTQ+ activists celebrate as court strikes down colonial-era laws
‘Stride in the right direction’ as Eastern Caribbean supreme court rules St Lucia’s laws on gay sex unconstitutional

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

'It was a very frightening time': Cork gay activist on Aids and preparing for Pride
'It was a very frightening time': Cork gay activist on Aids and preparing for Pride
Cork Pride 2025 takes place from July 26 to August 3

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

Mick Clifford: Why are we allowing hate speech thrive?
Mick Clifford: Why are we allowing hate speech thrive?
Government parties are scared witless of the intolerant right that would portray them as 'woke' if they were to pursue enacting a law to prevent minorities being targeted by hate

Sun, 13 Jul, 2025

Roderic O’Gorman: Budapest Pride was a rebuke to Orbán, we must keep an eye on his response
Roderic O’Gorman: Budapest Pride was a rebuke to Orbán, we must keep an eye on his response
Corrosive, ignorant and hate-filled commentary saturates our online discussion spaces, with our trans community being particular targets. This is not spontaneous or manifest of real public opinion - it is by design of the few who seek to manipulate the many, writes Roderic O’Gorman

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

'Extraordinary to bear witness': Irish politicians reflect on Budapest Pride
'Extraordinary to bear witness': Irish politicians reflect on Budapest Pride
Maria Walsh MEP and Roderic O'Gorman TD were among over 100,000 people at event banned by prime minister Viktor Orbán

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Dublin Pride parade
Tens of thousands expected to take part in Dublin’s Pride parade
Thousands will make their way through Dublin city for the annual parade ahead of speeches and entertainment in Merrion Square’s Pride Village

Sat, 28 Jun, 2025

Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Mammies For Trans Rights are marching to turn fear into joy
Trans people have the same basic needs as anyone else, but are demonised to distract from the real issues, write Karen Sugrue and Bernie Linnane

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

Organiser of Cork LGBT+ Pride festival gets injunction to lift his suspension
Organiser of Cork LGBT+ Pride festival gets injunction to lift his suspension
It is alleged Kery Mullaly himself drafted his contract giving him €2,000 per month for work on preparing the festival and €100 per hour for work on securing sponsors and fundraising streams

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

LGBT+ community experiences most discrimination in Ireland
LGBT+ community experiences most discrimination in Ireland
The CSO found that transgender or non-binary people were more than three times as likely to experience workplace discrimination

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Gender based violence survivors
Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases
More than 60 professionals have co-signed a letter to five ministers saying defence lawyers should not be able to use clinical/therapy notes of rape and sexual assault victims as evidence in court

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Marriage equality 10 years on: Referendum future-proofed same-sex marriage in an uncertain world
Marriage equality 10 years on: Referendum future-proofed same-sex marriage in an uncertain world
As recent events in the UK, Italy and Hungary show, legislation that discriminates against the LGBT+ community is becoming increasingly common, so we should be proud of Ireland's marriage equality referendum in 2015

Thu, 22 May, 2025

NEWS
Marriage equality 10 years on: 'I lost count of how many times I was called a pervert in my home town'
Forcing a community to plead on doorsteps for their rights has had long-term impacts on many LGBT+ people, argues Maria Ní Fhlatharta

Wed, 21 May, 2025

North South Ministerial Council
Human rights commissioner calls on politicians to 'push back' against LGBT+ hate
Michael O’Flaherty says political silence fuels anti-LGBT+ hate, as Ireland marks 10 years since voting for marriage equality

Tue, 20 May, 2025

It’s not us that needs to change, it’s the Eurovision Song Contest itself
It’s not us that needs to change, it’s the Eurovision Song Contest itself
Who has the right to compete, and is the competition really a celebration of diversity and community?

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Same-sex couples feel they are 'bottom of the agenda' for health minister
Same-sex couples feel they are 'bottom of the agenda' for health minister
Campaign groups have been requesting a meeting with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill since her appointment in January

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Viktor Orbán hits out at Micheál Martin after criticism of Hungary
Viktor Orbán hits out at Micheál Martin after criticism of Hungary
Hungarian prime minister posted on X after Taoiseach accused him of exploiting European Council veto, and challenged Hungary on free speech and LGBT+ rights

Mon, 12 May, 2025

Vatican Conclave New Pope
Unearthed comments from new Pope Leo XIV alarm LGBTQ+ Catholics
Previous negative remarks by Pope Leo XIV about ‘homosexual lifestyle’ at odds with papacy of Pope Francis

Fri, 09 May, 2025

President Trump Swears In Robert F Kennedy Jr. As HHS Secretary
S Jennifer Horgan: JK Rowling won the bathroom war. Now what happens to the autistic kid in the classroom?
After Britain’s trans rights ruling, concerns grow that autistic people may be next in line for political targeting

Fri, 25 Apr, 2025

Munster v Manchester: Clare and Limerick in running to host EuroPride festival in 2028
Munster v Manchester: Clare and Limerick in running to host EuroPride festival in 2028
Both teams now have some time to finalise their bids before they are published in August

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Catholic Church more welcoming of gay people under Pope Francis, says former taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Catholic Church more welcoming of gay people under Pope Francis, says former taoiseach Leo Varadkar
Leo Varadkar has said that his local church now holds an annual Mass for the LGBT+ community, adding that he was not sure this would happen had it not been for Pope Francis

Mon, 21 Apr, 2025

Sinn Féin TD apologises to trans community for 'hurt and offence' over tweet on British court ruling
Sinn Féin TD apologises to trans community for 'hurt and offence' over tweet on British court ruling
David Cullinane had said on X the 'Supreme Court ruling on the legal meaning of woman is a common-sense judgement'

Thu, 17 Apr, 2025

Family using digital tablet together
Groundbreaking legal victory 'will have profound effect on rights of same-sex couples'
High Court rules that the State cannot deny passports to children of same-sex couples involving an Irish citizen living abroad

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Book review: Oxford professor challenges Christianity's model of a 'male and female' binary system
Book review: Oxford professor challenges Christianity's model of a 'male and female' binary system
Diarmaid MacCulloch's history of sex and Christianity touches on knotty issues such as the distinction between sex and gender, contraception and how sex has played an important role in 'promoting right-wing secular politics'

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Donald Trump,Benjamin Netanyahu
Trump signs order intended to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.

Wed, 05 Feb, 2025

Donald Trump
Bishop calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people
Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal amounts to bold public criticism and prompts frosty response from US president

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

'It's not a death sentence anymore,' says Cork woman living with HIV 
'It's not a death sentence anymore,' says Cork woman living with HIV 
The HSE has launched a campaign to help reduce the stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ireland

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Sky Women In Film And Television Awards 2024
Sarah Harte: We need more wonderful women who will speak up for themselves
The fact that many men between 18 and 29 feel ‘real men shouldn’t have to care about women’s feelings’ shows the amount of work to be done regarding attitudes

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

'Business as usual' as LGBT+ club opens tonight under new name
'Business as usual' as LGBT+ club opens tonight under new name
Online claims that Cork venue was closing described as 'misleading'

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Second hand paperback books on shelves in a shop in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire
Library staff live with 'undercurrent of anxiety and unease' due to far-right disruption
Problems caused by disruption from far-right agitators

Tue, 12 Nov, 2024

Danny Healy-Rae 'a disgrace' for jibe about gender of Paul Murphy's child in heated Dáil row
Danny Healy-Rae 'a disgrace' for jibe about gender of Paul Murphy's child in heated Dáil row
Paul Murphy TD told Danny Healy-Rae he was "a F***ing a**hole" after the Independent TD for Kerry brought up the gender of Mr Murphy's child

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Almost half of LGBT+ secondary students experience homophobic bullying in school, report finds
Almost half of LGBT+ secondary students experience homophobic bullying in school, report finds
This week charity Belong To is launching its 15th annual ‘Stand Up’ awareness week to promote the inclusion of LGBT+ students in schools across the country

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Life Sentences Bill 2024
International protection applications could pass new annual record of 20,000
Justice Minister Helen McEntee told Cabinet colleagues of the revised projection after the 15,496 applications received by the end of Q3

Wed, 30 Oct, 2024

Emoch Burke
Enoch Burke sent back to jail after refusing 10 times to say if he would stay away from school
At one point in Friday's proceedings, the judge asked Mr Burke: "Are you being controlled by somebody else?" at which point, Mr Burke's mother Martina shouted the same question at the judge

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Cork man honoured with HIV Activism award accepts it 'in memory' of those who died with HIV/Aids
Cork man honoured with HIV Activism award accepts it 'in memory' of those who died with HIV/Aids
William Kennedy, from The Glen in Cork City, said it was 'brilliant' this award went for the second year to a person living with HIV

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Cabinet meeting
Decision to drop hate speech legislation a  'missed opportunity'
Move raises important concerns for minorities and minoritised groups in the country, warns race relations consultant

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

Group of happy friends holding and drink cocktail at balcony bar- Young people having fun at party disco with mojito drinks-Cele
How condomless sex is driving the spike in STIs in Europe — and what can be done about it
A decline in young people practising safe sex has led to an increase in the spread of sexual diseases

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Far right should not be able to disrupt 'sanctuary' of libraries, says union
Far right should not be able to disrupt 'sanctuary' of libraries, says union
It comes after well-known far-right agitators travelled to Portumna Library on Thursday as part of a long-running disinformation campaign about LGBT books

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

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