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Michael Clifford
Mick Clifford: Why the Enoch Burke saga is bigger than one teacher or one school
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Gareth O'Callaghan: A personal letter to Enoch Burke this Christmas
1995 Divorce Referendum
S Fergus Finlay: Raise a glass to 30 years of divorce in Ireland
Mervyn Taylor was the most hard-working and diffident minister I've ever known — it's thanks to his hard work that thousands of people have been freed from miserable marriages since 1995

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

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World Aids Day: HIV/Aids can be treated and prevented — but we have yet to cure the stigma
HIV is now a treatable condition and its transmission is preventable, yet we are seeing new cases every day

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Women and children trapped between domestic violence and  homelessness, report finds
Women and children trapped between domestic violence and  homelessness, report finds
Surviors have to choose to stay with abuser or navigate the housing crisis, says National Women’s Council

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Victim 'feels targeted as a result of being transgender' after being attacked by gang in Cork
Victim 'feels targeted as a result of being transgender' after being attacked by gang in Cork
One of three people involved in the attack was before the court today saying he is 'is extremely remorseful about what happened'

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Four Courts Building on the river Liffey in Dublin Ireland
Trans woman to challenge State's refusal to recognise her as biological mother of child
The woman submits that if she had to claim to be the 'father' of her child, it would be an 'offensive, discriminatory and unjust attack' on her person, gender identity, legal status and on same-sex marriage

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival firm set to go into liquidation next week, court told
Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival firm set to go into liquidation next week, court told
A creditors meeting has been called for next Wednesday

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025

Social media's 'spoil the vote' campaign helped spread disinformation, report says
Social media's 'spoil the vote' campaign helped spread disinformation, report says
The Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Hope and Courage Collective said there was 'an online environment in which anti-migrant and anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments were expressed as supposed defences of democracy or moral order'

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

LGBT+ community 'remain deeply disappointed' by piecemeal handling of surrogacy law
LGBT+ community 'remain deeply disappointed' by piecemeal handling of surrogacy law
It took 20 years to get surrogacy laws passed here, yet holes in the legislation means surrogate families remain in legal limbo, and attempts to fix those gaps do not go far enough say the LGBT+ community

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Unprovoked attack on drag performers in Cork part of 'troubling rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric'
Unprovoked attack on drag performers in Cork part of 'troubling rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric'
The Cork Gay Project has condemned the attack on Lucina Schynning and Krystal Queer on Sunday night

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
Lucina Schynning said it was 'sickening' that the attack on Sunday night was met with laughter and cheers from bystanders

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

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School religious discrimination may still be happening despite law
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance found that religious discrimination in school admissions might still be happening in practice

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
The two performers were filming a video for social media to promote an upcoming event when the incident occurred

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Conversion therapy
Clare and Limerick win bid to host EuroPride festival in 2028
For the first time, Ireland will host the international event which in recent years took place in London, Thessaloniki, Cologne, Warsaw, Rome, Oslo, Madrid, and Zurich

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

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YES! Dublin  launches Kickstarter to open permanent queer café and nightclub in city
YES! Dublin hopes to create a permanent LGBT+ café and nightclub that supports community life, charity partnerships, and queer visibility

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Intersex people in Europe face ‘alarming’ rise in violence, EU finds
Intersex people in Europe face ‘alarming’ rise in violence, EU finds
Increase in violence since 2019 is linked to online campaigns seeking to sow disinformation and fuel hatred

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

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Ireland can lead EU on equality — but first we must get our own legislation in order
Ireland's EU presidency will be a chance to show leadership in terms of tolerance and fairness, writes Liam Herrick

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Leo Varadkar on the ‘snogging scandal’, Trump and Ireland's anti-immigrant backlash
Leo Varadkar on the ‘snogging scandal’, Trump and Ireland's anti-immigrant backlash
In a candid interview, Leo Varadkar discusses his memoir, political regrets, personal life, and why he chose to walk away

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Maria Steen backed by 10 Oireachtas members in her bid to join race for the Áras
Maria Steen backed by 10 Oireachtas members in her bid to join race for the Áras
Ms Steen has the public backing of eight TDs and senators, and another two are expected to endorse her in the coming days

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Workplace Relations Commission
Voluntary organisation ordered to pay transgender man €5,000 compensation
Organisation included a condition that complainant not be assigned to lead younger groups

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

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As three in five under-25s consider leaving the country, we must act to help young people
Young people's needs are continually neglected even though they are disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis, writes Kathryn Walsh

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Graham Linehan court case
Sarah Harte: Graham Linehan's part in toxic debate puts freedom of speech limits into focus
'I have ideologically flip-flopped more times on how extensive freedom of speech should be than I have changed the treat I chomp at the end of a working day'

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

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

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