Fermoy Municipal District Council is to issue an ultimatum to its Polish twinned area to backtrack on discriminating against the LGBT community, or it will sever all ties with it.

A new form of boycott — disengagement — is gathering momentum in an effort to defend values not always shared by everyone, individuals or communities, in a relationship.

Fermoy in Cork is to suspend or terminate its twinning arrangement with a town in Poland that has declared itself an "LGBT-Free Zone".

It is the responsibility of those who believe in equality to learn and speak the language of equality. ‘Male’ and ‘female’ do not suffice, says Dr Úna Kealy

Over €440,000 is being provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for LGBTI+ young people.

The awards honour those who work for a better future for LGBT people in Ireland and worldwide.

Phillip Schofield has said he is “coming to terms with the fact I am gay” in a statement on Instagram.

A 'don't ask, don't tell' culture still exists in schools with a religious ethos when it comes to LGBT teachers.

Gardaí investigating a stabbing at a railway station in Co. Kildare have made an arrest.

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

Former Australian rugby union player Israel Folau has settled his legal dispute with Rugby Australia (RA) and New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) after his dismissal for a homophobic social media post.

Ireland’s younger generation is still immersed in “lad culture”, with younger women having to regularly deal with serious and often intimidating behaviour from men.

Around one-in-17 men who have sex with men surveyed in Ireland report taking sexually enhancing drugs within the last year, according to a survey.

It would be nice, but wrong, to pretend that protests and arson attacks around proposals on direct provision centres were provoked by nothing other than a concern around the suitability of the premises, their location, or a community’s capacity to absorb new neighbours

A kissing protest has taken place outside the Dáil to highlight the lack of hate-crime legislation to prevent homophobic attacks.

Records detailing Cork's long history of LGBT activism are to be digitised and preserved for the future in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).

A bus driver in England has been suspended amid claims he refused to drive a vehicle with a rainbow-coloured service number on the front.

It was glitter, knee socks and glam all the way as the Pride parade took over Cork city, bringing this year’s Pride Festival to a close with a splash of colour.

Events have been taking place up and down ‘Pana’ this week and there’s still plenty more to come.

A VIDEO launched for Cork Pride featuring well-known Cork faces flips the world of discrimination to show straight people what it’s like to live as a marginalised element of society.

Dismissed by some as a dangerous fad, the practice of genderneutral parenting is nevertheless growing in popularity, writes Jenny Sherlock

Almost 200 students from more than 30 different countries have applied to live in Ireland’s first ‘rainbow housing’ initiative, student accommodation specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend a transgender event in Dublin city centre today.

Tens of thousands of people turned out on the streets of the capital to celebrate Dublin Pride.

LGBT Pride is known for beautiful colours and music in the streets, but its roots are in the revolution against oppressive systems, says Ciara Mulcahy.

A new gender-neutral school uniform policy is being introduced in a primary school in Wicklow.

A gay Garda who was dismissed from the force in 1982 is calling for a meeting with the Garda Commissioner for an apology and explanation surrounding the decision.

An Garda Síochána says it is looking forward to taking part in the Dublin Pride Parade despite one group pulling out of the event due to their involvement.

Latest: The Bishop of Ossory has apologised following comments made a priest in Co Kilkenny who compared gay people to zombies.

The Vatican has issued a document rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders.

A pair of Garda squad-cars have been handed a colourful makeover in preparation for this month's Dublin Pride Parade.