"...beautifully constructed with sparkling dialogue and an ingenious, unpredictable plot..."

Justice Minister said gardaí would respond appropriately to far-right protests

A transgender activist who told a crowd to “punch a terf” has been found not guilty of intentionally encouraging the commission of an offence. Sarah Baker made the comment at a Pride event in central London on July 8.

A large garda presence was visible in and around Merrion Square for the two events

Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs in the US, according to the American Library Association (ALA). It said the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.

Gearóid Farrelly had given up on stand-up and started a course in IT when Joanne McNally asked him to go on tour. Ahead of a return to The Everyman, he tells Mary Cate Smith about his journey to making comedy his full-time gig

'I didn’t go home and I know it’s not a major thing but I wish I had. You never think it’s going to be your last one, you know?'

The State's long-awaited scheme to fund fertility treatment is finally in place, but it leaves same-sex couples out in the cold, say campaigners 

This year’s festival brings all of Dublin together, 7-15 October

'What better way of creating empathy exists than a book written from a perspective other than your own?'

The Canadian writer has been living in Cork as part of his project with the upcoming  International Short Story Festival

MOLLY CANTWELL writes of her grief and anger at the death of Joe Drennan, and her heartbreak for all families bereaved by road fatalities, more of which are likely to occur this weekend

M&S said the intent was to 'playfully show that some people don’t enjoy wearing paper Christmas hats'

The Queer Eye cast said Bobby Berk will “forever” be part of the Fab Five who have co-hosted the US Netflix series since its re-launch in 2018.

The TV presenter also includes Queer as Folk and Jurassic Park among his touchstones 

"...with this column, I hope to provide a space where you don’t feel you have to buy products to succeed, but enjoy where you are with whatever you have — be they Biologique Recherche masques or ice cubes from your freezer..."

The Radical Hearts documentary from Cork-based director Ciara Hyland looks at the evidence and suggests same-sex couples were more common in the independence era than many realised 

Seaman-turned-bar owner Derrick Gerety is among the contributors to a film about a Douglas Street bar that acted as a haven for Cork's gay and alternative crowds in a less-enlightened era 

As we ring in 2024, here are our editors’ top picks for the season, from movies to music, fashion to food

100 years ago the ‘Cork Examiner’ published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as ‘Periscope’ on social and political issues that are still relevant today