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.

All roads led to Boulta for the annual Clonmult/Dungourney point-to-point fixture yesterday and the Denis Leahy-trained newcomer Hawkhurst produced a stunning debut victory in the first division of the four-year-old geldings’ maiden.

ONE WEEK from Friday, we’ll have the chance to amend the constitution and allow marriage equality for all.

Aged 19, the number of Sundays where I felt the need to walk out during mass are few and far between. So when the moment arose, I was left with a drumming heartbeat.

Half of parents have complained to their child’s school about bullying, with experts calling for clear guidelines to help tackle what is becoming a growing problem.

Baseball has always attracted more than its fair share of eccentrics but it takes a special sort of crazy to be a pitcher.

Alice in Funderland is the first new musical at the Abbey in 20 years, says Pádraic Killeen

I was chatting with an elderly relative, who leaned in close to say the son of a friend had ‘turned queer’.

A Baptist pastor in North Carolina has triggered internet outrage with his call from the pulpit for all gays and lesbians to be rounded up, fenced in like cattle, then left to die.

Scissor Sisters’ Scott Hoffman is proud of the US band’s gay appeal and its massive following in Ireland and Britain, Ed Power reports

The director said some of his best friends are gay and lesbian and that he understands the term “queer” is embraced by the LGBT community. The restaurant has been ordered to pay €20,000 in compensation to the bar manager.

An Garda Síochána says it is looking forward to taking part in the Dublin Pride Parade despite one group pulling out of the event due to their involvement.

London Fashion Week Men’s showed what men will be wearing in Spring. Paul McLauchlan unveils six of the key trends.

The Vice President’s trip comes three months after Mr Trump visited Ireland for the first time as president.

Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of Brazil in October 2018 and took office in January 2019, writes Catherine McNamara.

A drag storytelling event at a Dublin library was cancelled due to degrading comments made online about performers and library staff.

To say primary school teacher Andrew Moffatt has had a surreal few months is probably an understatement. Not long ago he was in Dubai, being entertained by Little Mix, having been shortlisted for the $1m Global Teacher Prize. But since then he’s been forced to defend his award-nominated inclusive teaching on the back of ardent parent protests.

Tens of thousands of people turned out on the streets of the capital to celebrate Dublin Pride.

LGBT Pride is known for beautiful colours and music in the streets, but its roots are in the revolution against oppressive systems, says Ciara Mulcahy.

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.