I was chatting with an elderly relative, who leaned in close to say the son of a friend had ‘turned queer’.

Baseball has always attracted more than its fair share of eccentrics but it takes a special sort of crazy to be a pitcher.

A Baptist pastor in North Carolina has triggered internet outrage with his call from the pulpit for all gays and lesbians to be rounded up, fenced in like cattle, then left to die.

Scissor Sisters’ Scott Hoffman is proud of the US band’s gay appeal and its massive following in Ireland and Britain, Ed Power reports

Alice in Funderland is the first new musical at the Abbey in 20 years, says Pádraic Killeen

Women over 60 are having a ‘moment’ and it’s not a senior one. More confidence, more energy and they couldn’t care less what you think. 

Wayne Jordan has had fun with his production of Romeo and Juliet, writes Padraic Killeen

ONE WEEK from Friday, we’ll have the chance to amend the constitution and allow marriage equality for all.

My dad trained for the priesthood; at 18, he dispatched himself from Blackrock College to Trinidad where he was a seminarian for three years with the Holy Ghost fathers.

For many, it was a case of the best wine being reserved until last at yesterday’s well-attended Lisgoold point-to-point fixture that was staged at Templenacarriga for Follow The Swallow readily put his rivals to the sword in the closing 18-runner seven-year-old and upwards maiden.

Leo Varadkar’s coming out has been roundly praised and hailed as good for struggling youngsters, but what do young LGBT people think? Kay Cairns

Parts of Donal Óg Cusack’s RTÉ’s documentary make for uncomfortable viewing, writes Michael Moynihan.

All roads led to Boulta for the annual Clonmult/Dungourney point-to-point fixture yesterday and the Denis Leahy-trained newcomer Hawkhurst produced a stunning debut victory in the first division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

Aged 19, the number of Sundays where I felt the need to walk out during mass are few and far between. So when the moment arose, I was left with a drumming heartbeat.

THE sole witness to one of Ireland’s most notorious murders has broken a 30-year silence to reveal his attempts to save the life of nurse Bridie Gargan, who was beaten to death in Dublin’s Phoenix Park by Malcolm MacArthur.

RTÉ star Oliver Callan has come out as gay on tele-vision after being accused of being homophobic.

While Irish society has generally become more accepting of homosexuality, gay teachers in many schools risk discrimination or even losing their jobs if they reveal their sexuality, writes Carmel Crimmins

SPARE a thought for Conal Keaney today.

Brian Kennedy tells Claire Droney it’s getting easier to be openly gay in Ireland, but there’s still a lot of work to do.