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<p>Felicia Olusanya, better known as FELISPEAKS. Picture: Pato Cassinoni </p>

Saturday with FELISPEAKS: 'Creativity requires you to do a bunch of nothing to generate itself'

Felicia Olusanya, better known as FELISPEAKS, is a Nigerian-Irish poet, performer, playwright, and artist.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

<p>Clockwise from top left: Skin Nerd Jennifer Rock, LGBT* historian Orla Egan; journalist Zainab Boladale; activist Rebecca Tallon de Haviland; designer and media personality Brendan Courtney</p>

Pride and protest: Brendan Courtney, Paul Ryder and more on what Pride means in 2023

'My goal would be that Pride means that people don’t ever need to ‘come out'

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

<p>"Sex is as mental as it is physical," says Dipsea Founder, Gina Gutierrez.</p>

Tuning in to get off: The rise of audio erotica and five apps worth checking out

Audio erotica apps are booming — Nicole Glennon looks at why they're proving to be a new frontier for women and queer people in embracing sexual pleasure

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Ireland’s first ‘rainbow housing’ initiative now available for students in Limerick

Almost 200 students from more than 30 different countries have applied to live in Ireland’s first ‘rainbow housing’ initiative, student accommodation specifically for the LGBTQ+ community.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2019

Evening Round-up: Tusla's high-risk creches; Brexit document leak; Meyler replacement contenders

So that’s nearly Thursday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2019

<p>L-R: new books from Neil Jordan, Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen, and Catherine Ryan Howard</p>

10 books for August: Aisling is back, and Emma Donoghue has a new novel

Catherine Ryan Howard and Luke O’Neill are among the other authors publishing new titles in August

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

Billy Eichner said Leslie Jordan ‘paved the way’ for LGBT community

Billy Eichner said the late gay actor Leslie Jordan “paved the way” for “the rest of us”.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Roderic O’Gorman Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration speaking at the launch at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in Dublin of the LGBT Ireland Strategic Plan 2023-2027. Picture date: Monday January 16, 2023.

LGBT charity plans to expand Pride events to towns in rural Ireland

Launching its five-year plan, entitled ‘Making Ireland The Best Place In Europe To Be LGBTQI+’, LGBT Ireland said it aimed to make the people it represents more visible and more safe

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

<p> Kit Harington, Angelina Jolie, Chloé Zhao, Gemma Chan, and Richard Madden on the red carpet for the 'Eternals' screening at the 16th edition of the Rome Film Fest in Rome last month. Picture: AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis</p>

Marvel's Eternals film banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait after Disney refuses to cut same-sex kiss

The Marvel adventure has been pulled from Gulf region markets after sources claim the studio refused to remove a same-sex kiss

Thu, 04 Nov, 2021

David and Victoria Beckham led the celebrities celebrating International Women’s Day (Ian West/PA)

Beckhams among stars celebrating International Women’s Day

David and Victoria Beckham have led the celebrities marking International Women’s Day. The annual event honours the “social, economic, cultural and political achievements” of women, organisers said. The theme for 2021 was “Choose To Challenge”.

Mon, 08 Mar, 2021

<p>American singer Julien Baker, and Dublin producer Sal Dulu. </p>

Album reviews: Stunning record from Julien Baker, impressive debut from Irish producer Sal Dulu

Julien Baker's Little Oblivions fully deserves its five stars, while Sal Dulu mixes ambient pop with hip hop

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021

<p>Daniel Levy appears on David Tennant’s podcast (PA)</p>

Daniel Levy talks about Schitt’s Creek ending and being inclusive on screen

Schitt’s Creek star Daniel Levy has said he had planned to end the series after its fifth season but that being given an extra run allowed them to “wind things down in a way that felt motivated”.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2020

<p>Between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, a number of prominent members of the party publicly stated they had left the party, including one time MEP candidate Saoirse McHugh. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

Green Party members now have to email party to cancel membership

The process for resigning from the Green Party has been changed amid a wave of prominent resignations.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2020

Gay couple say kiss got them kicked out of pub

TWO young gay men say their first-date kiss got them thrown out of a London pub — and turned them into Internet icons.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011

Festival frenzy takes hold for the weekend

IT’S the weekend of the great exodus as tens of thousands of people prepare to travel to festivals around the country to celebrate the August bank holiday.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2003

Dr Who to return to BBC

The classic sci-fi series Dr Who is set to make a return to the BBC, it has emerged.

Fri, 26 Sep, 2003

Challenges to library books in US continue at record pace in 2023, figures show

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.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

Swedish singer Loreen won Eurovision last year (Aaron Chown/PA)

Eurovision organisers say abuse of contestants over Israel ‘unacceptable’

The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said that the abuse and harassment of contestants over Israel’s inclusion is “unacceptable and totally unfair”.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

<p>Robbie Lawlor and Enda McGrattan, known as Veda Lady, launching the new HSE campaign in partnership with people living with HIV, ‘You, Me and HIV,’ a new nationwide campaign to address misconceptions around HIV and help reduce the stigma experienced by people living with HIV in Ireland. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos</p>

Working Life: Shame and stigma were stopping me from thriving and living my best life

Enda McGrattan, is co-CEO of Poz Vibe Tribe

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

<p>The incident happened when gardaí went to investigate a disturbance at 1am in Ballyvolane. File photo</p>

'Horrible' vitriol of a sexual nature towards gardaí lands Cork man in prison

The defendant had no memory of his drunken behaviour in the early hours of the morning and was horrified to hear what he had said

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025