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Man avoids jail for stealing €10k from the Dublin Gay Pride Parade

Man avoids jail for stealing €10k from the Dublin Gay Pride Parade

A man has avoided jail after he stole mor ethan €10,000 from the organisation which runs the annual Gay Pride Parade while he worked there as financial director.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2014

<p>Director Pablo Larrain, from left, Angelina Jolie, and Alba Rohrwacher pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Maria' during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP</p>

Venice Film Festival: Top 5 contenders for coveted Golden Lion award

With 21 films in competition for ‘Venezia 81’, which of them are serious contenders for the festival’s top prize?

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

<p>Actor Elliot Page has filed for divorce from wife Emma Portner, court records show (Netflix/PA)</p>

Actor Elliot Page files for divorce from Emma Portner

Actor Elliot Page (formerly known as Ellen Page) has filed for divorce from wife Emma Portner, court records have shown. Page, who came out as transgender in December, married dancer and choreographer Portner in 2018.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

Irish Youtuber to host his own documentary series on BBC

Irish Youtuber to host his own documentary series on BBC

The series will address the topic of LGBT culture.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2016

Gay people were among Nazis’ ‘forgotten victims’

Gay people were among Nazis’ ‘forgotten victims’

Your recent feature “Rampant cannibalism in German concentration camp” made for sober reading.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2016

Pictures: Panti Bliss leads Irish float in front of half a million people at Sydney's Mardi Gras

Pictures: Panti Bliss leads Irish float in front of half a million people at Sydney's Mardi Gras

Panti Bliss dazzled the crowds at Sydney’s Mardi Gras last night as she led the Irish float through the city as 500,000 people cheered on.

Sun, 03 Mar, 2019

<p>Kenneth Branagh accepts the award for best original screenplay for Belfast at the Oscars. Picture: AP Photo/Chris Pizzello</p>

How the Irish fared: Branagh pays tribute to 'people of Belfast' in Oscars acceptance speech

Branagh won best original screenplay for Belfast, his first Oscar win after being nominated across seven different categories during his career – itself an Oscars record

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Martin O’Neill apologies for ‘crass, inappropriate’ remark

Martin O’Neill apologies for ‘crass, inappropriate’ remark

Martin O’Neill has apologised for his use of the pejorative word “queer” during an onstage interview in Cork last week, admitting the remark — intended as a joke — was “crass” and “inappropriate”, and said that he accepts that people were fully entitled to criticise him for it.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

<p>Above: Eddie McGuinness hosted a blind date event on Saturday night at The Outing Festival — the world’s only LGBT+ matchmaking festival. Pictures: Eamon Ward</p>

The Outing: Pride, joy, and fun at world's only LGBT+ matchmaking festival

It has been a traditional way for Irish singles to meet, but the LGBT+ community put a modern twist on match-making festivals during a colourful weekend in Co Clare. More at The Inn at Dromoland in the hope of finding love ahead of Valentine’s Day.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

Jaymes Vaughan and Jonathan Bennett (AFF/ Alamy/PA)

Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett and Jaymes Vaughan in ‘dream wedding’ in Mexico

Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett has married his long-term partner Jaymes Vaughan in a beachside ceremony in Mexico.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2022

Rapper Cardi B has hit back at accusations of ‘queerbaiting’ in her latest music video (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Cardi B hits back at allegations of ‘queerbaiting’

Rapper Cardi B has hit back at accusations of “queerbaiting” in her latest music video. The term is often used to describe straight performers who hint at non-heterosexual encounters, without actually depicting them, to attract LGBT fans.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2021

Mel B to make TV acting debut

Former Spice Girl Mel B is to make her TV acting debut in a new BBC drama alongside Spooks star Lisa Faulkner, it was announced today.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2002

<p>Test your rom-com fandom with Denise O'Donoghue's quiz</p>

Bridget Jones, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally... try our rom-com quiz

What country is Crazy Rich Asians set in? Which Irish actor appears in Love Actually? 15 questions to test how well you know the rom-com genre

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

<p>Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive-Away Dolls. </p>

Drive-Away Dolls: 'Dirty, nasty humour' in Ethan Coen’s lesbian comedy caper

One half of the Coen Brothers, the veteran filmmaker has teamed up with his wife this time around to make this tale of a road trip gone wrong

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

9 of the best celebrity podcasts, as Kim Kardashian announces her own series

9 of the best celebrity podcasts, as Kim Kardashian announces her own series

The reality TV star is the latest celeb to launch a podcast.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

<p>Girl in Red, aka Marie Ulven.</p>

Girl in Red: 'My mom said she saw lots of me in Billie Eilish'

Marie Ulven has enlisted the help of the American popstar's brother, and doesn't mind the comparisons, but the proud queer artist is very much forging her own path with debut album, If I Could Make It Go Quiet

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Abuse victim felt he was 'the only one who could see the monster in the room'

Abuse victim felt he was 'the only one who could see the monster in the room'

A Leitrim man who sexually abused a boy in his community while calling him "a dirty little queer" has been jailed for eight years.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

<p>Limerick-born artist NIYL has been announced as the final act for the Eurosong final during the Late Late Show Eurosong Special.</p>

These are the six artists in the running to represent Ireland at Eurovision

Six artists will perform the six chosen songs at the Eurosong final on The Late Late Show Eurosong Special on Friday, February 7

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Panti Bliss, aka Rory O'Neill.

Culture That Made Me: Panti Bliss

The Muppets, Tarzan, and a number of inspirational gay performers have featured among Panti Bliss' influences through the decades

Thu, 06 Aug, 2020

<p>Cork Pride</p>

Painting Cork in the rainbow of Pride

Martha Brennan chats with some of the organisations participating in this year's Cork Pride Festival about progress, visibility, and what more needs to be done

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021