A new poll has cast doubt over the lead of the Yes side in the same-sex marriage referendum.

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said no decision has yet been made on lifting the 30-year-old ban on gay men giving blood.

A campaign has been launched encouraging people to register for their vote ahead of next year’s referendum on civil marriage equality.

Pope Francis has beatified Pope Paul VI and declared that God is not afraid of new things as he concluded a remarkable meeting of bishops debating family issues.

The National Union of Journalists has written to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland expressing concern at the BAI Compliance Committee’s decision to uphold a complaint against RTÉ presenter Derek Mooney for "making several statements implicitly and explicitly supporting same- sex marriage".

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has been criticised by a gay rights group for upholding a complaint against RTÉ Radio’s Mooney show which accused presenter Derek Mooney of "making several statements implicitly and explicitly supporting same-sex marriage".

The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) is hitting out a Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ruling on a same-sex marriage discussion.

Fianna Fáil has agreed to back its leader on Dublin City Council to win a seat in May’s European elections after the female councillor confidently secured victory at a party selection convention last night.

Fianna Fáil have chosen Mary Fitzpatrick as their candidate for the European elections in Dublin.

There were 166 newly diagnosed cases of HIV for gay and bisexual men in Ireland in 2012.

Young gay and bisexual Irish men have been warned the risk of contracting HIV has grown significantly.

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has once again voiced his support for gay marriage.

A new guide is being launched today to help healthcare professionals address sexual health issues of gay and lesbian patients.

SENIOR health officials have launched a major HIV public awareness campaign focused on the gay and bisexual community after a surge in new cases among young men.

Sixty gay and bisexual men were diagnosed with HIV in the Republic in the first six months of the year.

Some 331 new cases of HIV were diagnosed last year, the lowest level in 10 years, official figures show.

A newborn baby and four children were among the 395 people newly diagnosed with HIV last year, it was disclosed today.

AT THE sprightly age of 36, Cork North-West TD Micheal Moynihan remains Fianna Fáil’s youngest member of Dáil Éireann.

Foreign Affairs Minister Brian Cowen has said anybody involved in wrongdoing of the type highlighted in yesterday’s Flood Tribunal report should face the full rigours of the law.