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.

From parallel universes to prison cells- here's some of what you can expect from Netflix this July:

Yaaaaas! JVN has added a second Dublin show.

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.

A NEWSPAPER asserting its human rights is, well, news. 

Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts is turned upside down with the arrival of a 17-year-old Irish maid-of-all-works, Ada Concannon, into its scullery in Nuala O’Connor’s novel.

Liam Gallagher had his first art exhibition while knocking 80, encouraged by his art activist grandson, Scottee who taught him to write, writes Suzanne Harrington

He’s best known as the master string-puller in Game of Thrones, but Aidan Gillen plays a likeable ex-con in his new film, writes Ed Power

An international media delegation has arrived to explore Ireland as a possible LGBT tourism hotspot.

Gender fluidity is one of a wide range of labels non-binary people now use to describe themselves, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

Paul Rudd is about to hit the big-time with Ant-Man. But don’t expect him to change, says Molly Young. He’ll always be the most likeable man in Hollywood

As RuPaul’s Drag Race begins broadcasting on TruTv, Caomhan Keane wonders why the female of the species remains a rarity in drag circles?

The Christian owners of a bakery discriminated against a gay man when they refused to make a cake carrying a slogan promoting same-sex marriage.

The Christian owners of a bakery taken to court for refusing to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan have said faith is sustaining them ahead of the judgment.

Former Roscommon captain and manager Fergal O’Donnell admits he is delighted to be taking charge of his native county with Kevin McStay.

San Francisco has surprisingly few must-see sights, but it is the filler that makes this city such a snug place to visit, writes Geoff Power.