Irish attitudes to towards our lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender sons or daughters, brothers or sisters, friends, uncles or aunts and other relatives and neighbours have changed dramatically, and very much for the better, since homosexuality was decriminalised in 1993, the year those celebrating their 21st birthday this year were born.

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.

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.

Irene O’Mara teaches acting & voice on the Drama & Musical Theatre course at Cork School of Music. Originally from Dublin, she’s been living in Cork since 2012.

ROCK stars are now rocking on for decades, but not without making a few allowances for age.

Antony Cotton drew inspiration from a friend’s experiences with homelessness for his performance in the upcoming storyline, writes Georgia Humphreys.

I have a new man in my life. My husband is unfazed. He is used to such declarations, such as my effusive outpourings about the DPD man, the postman, and Thor, writes Lindsay Woods.

Euphoric scenes on the streets of John Joe Nevin’s hometown of Mullingar were marred by allegations of discrimination against Travellers yesterday.