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Donald Trump’s orange face may be funny, but this tanning historian says it masks something deeper

Trump may ethnically identify as “white”, but his skin is categorically and scathingly portrayed as orange.

Wed, 01 Aug, 2018

Soula Emmanuel: 'The environment for trans people is a strange one right now'

The Greek-Irish trans writer has just published her debut novel, Wild Geese

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Older women tell us what getting older is really like

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. 

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

<p>This year’s Cork Pride event is going ahead as planned from July 30 to August 6. </p>

Sarah Harte: Legislation alone isn’t enough to bring an end to homophobia

Sometimes, so-called ‘debate’ is a dog whistle for the ‘othering’ or dehumanising of other people

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

<p> Kate Demolder with her make-up bag. Photograph Moya Nolan</p>

Kate Demolder: A look inside my beauty bag and my everyday skin and make-up must-haves

"...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..."

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

<p>Dr Dervla MacManus in Kilmainham Mill at the launch of Open House Dublin 2023. Photo by Marc O'Sullivan.</p>

Explore how we live together with architecture at Open House Dublin

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

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

<p>SWIFTIAN: The world’s biggest pop star likes to slip in references to the history of literature in her music. Picture: Andre Dias Nobre/AFP via Getty Images</p>

In her literature era: The literary links sprinkled into Taylor Swift's music

Ahead of the Eras Tour, Marjorie Brennan looks at the literary allusions in Taylor Swift's songs

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

Do LGBT characters in film and TV offer a fair reflection of gay life?

Gay life is not uniform and the depiction of a particular character may not be fully representative, writes Caomhan Keane

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Tackling taboos in our classrooms

Schools need to address the bullying of gay students, writes Jennifer Hough.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2008

<p>Clara Harte stars in Who We Love. Picture: Yellow Belly</p>

Clara Harte: Timoleague actress makes an impression in coming-of-age film

This rising Cork star plays the lead in powerful drama Who We Love, writes Esther McCarthy

Tue, 25 Apr, 2023

Raising the bar: The Morgan is a breath of fresh air in Temple Bar

The Morgan is a breath of fresh air in the tourist trap that is Temple Bar, writes Caroline O’Donoghue.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2019

<p>'Trans people need us to see them clearly.'</p>

Caroline O'Donoghue: Let's talk about hormones

Hormonal therapy is normal in our society - so why can some access it easier than others?

Sun, 05 Sep, 2021

<p>In advance of the Mockie Ah show in Cork, Candy Warhol explains her admiration of the likes of Divine and Danny La Rue, right. </p>

Divine, Danny La Rue, Peppermint... Candy Warhol of Cork selects her 10 drag queen icons

Candy Warhol is the founder of Cork-based drag house and queer cabaret show Mockie Ah

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

<p>Even as the Taliban were taking control of Afghanistan, these brave women were gathering to demand their rights under the new regime in Kabul, on September 3. Picture: Wali Sabawoon/AP</p>

Joyce Fegan: We can't let Afghan women's rights go out of fashion

"As supermodels and millionaires, reality stars and actors walked the red carpet in New York this week, Afghan women were protesting a Taliban diktat one photo at a time"

Sun, 19 Sep, 2021

<p>The Witcher, West Side Story and The Matrix all get new runs in December. </p>

Matrix, Money Heist, Witcher: 15 streaming and cinema highlights for December

There are plenty of new releases on Netflix and other streaming services in December, while a slew of movies open in cinemas for the holiday season

Sun, 05 Dec, 2021

<p>Flesh prints: Will Smith took offence to a comment about his wife's hair and slapped Chris Rock. Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP</p>

Will Smith throws Oscars into chaos as Chris Rock altercation overshadows win

Smith, who won his first Academy Award for King Richard, appeared to take offence to a gag Rock made about Pinkett Smith’s short hair

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

<p>Cork singer Jack O'Rourke is about to release a new album. Picture: Miki Barlok</p>

Jack O'Rourke: Lockdown album inspired by a Kerryman's secret love for music

Memories of John Prine, and a story told to him in Listowel fed into the Cork musician's lockdown album

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

When popstars were not allowed to be themselves

Aileen C O’Reilly, who went on tour with Boyzone at the height of their fame, remembers a time when being gay popstar was kept under wraps

Wed, 06 Mar, 2019

<p>The socially distanced group at the Grand Parade, Cork City, one of many protests organised in Irish cities following Sarah Everard's murder. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

'We are all Sarah': People across the country stand together to oppose gender-based violence

In Cork, about 100 masked and socially distanced people gathered on Grand Parade

Thu, 18 Mar, 2021

Martin O’Neill: 'I was not on my uppers when I took the job'

It was a day of corrections, clarifications, apologies but also no little defiance from Martin O’Neill, after Ireland training had resumed at Abbotstown yesterday.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016