Emotional tributes have been paid to one of the country’s most courageous gay rights campaigners who has died suddenly.

More than a dozen community and voluntary groups in Cork city have united to tackle issues of disadvantage.

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.

GAY men cheered and women wept when Tom Daley came out. But when he added that he still fancies women, he highlighted the folly of boxing people off in terms of something as potentially fluid as sexuality.

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

As Cork Pride celebrates 20 years, some of those involved recall their best memories of the event for Colette Sheridan

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Cork hurling star Dónal Óg Cusack has received huge support for his frank and open revelation about his sexuality in his upcoming autobiography.

THE gardaí are haemorrhaging key staff, with many senior officers quitting the force to avoid being hit with a threatened tax on retirement lump sums as well as the pension levy.

Schools need to address the bullying of gay students, writes Jennifer Hough.

FORMER winners of the country’s biggest talent contest for senior citizens will star in a new stage show in Cork next month.

THE Mother and Child Campaign has demanded the Government immediately amend adoption legislation to ban homosexuals from adopting children.

Any form of bullying in the classroom, or anywhere else, should not be tolerated, but that highlighted by the Cork Gay Community Development Project (CGCDP) is particularly invidious.

SHOULD Michael Flatley be at home at the time, he could be greatly impressed by the angelic warbling coming from next door.