LISTENING to some of the teachers and the union representatives moaning during the week one could be tempted to suggest that what we need is to bring back corporal punishment and flog those teachers.

Inflatable paddling pool? Check. Free event? Check!

The judge said that Eamonn Heery made unpleasant and potentially homophobic remarks that did him no credit - but his behaviour it did not amount to assault.

The UK's highest court will this autumn consider a judgment against a Christian-owned bakers in the North found to have breached equality laws by refusing to make a pro-gay marriage cake.

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

And no, the US VP-elect didn't come out…

I WISH my son wasn’t at a fee-paying school.

TV star Graham Norton has hit back at Michael Parkinson’s criticism of the current generation of chat show hosts, and bemoaned the rise of “goody goody” dramas.

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

Rufus Wainwright is about to marry his gay lover and is courting mainstream sales with new album Out of the Game, says Ed Power

It’s 30 years since the “grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented” events that led to the resignation of the attorney general, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Oxford University has rewritten the laws on its strict academic dress code for the benefit of transgender students.

THIS was one of the most exciting Connacht finals that I was ever at.

Jamie, who was on a date with Anthony, told him that he would ask his attackers to hit him harder to make them look stupid and because he refused to let them hurt him in the long run.

Forget about trying too hard in an overpriced restaurant this Valentine’s Day - to many, true love is a cosy night in.

Australia's parliament could legalise gay marriage this year if the government is allowed to let the public vote in a referendum, a senior minister has said.

OH HAPPY day of sloth spent in masticating excess.

Schools have a “heavy, almost oppressive culture” that encourages homophobia, a leading anti-bullying academic has said.

Tomás Ó Sé believes the structure of the Munster championship doesn’t have the players’ interests at heart.

THE title of this new book from Cork University Press, Viewpoints: Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Visual Texts, promises to lead the reader into intriguing and less-travelled territories.