Ireland
It’s time for Ireland to follow Obama on gay marriage
“I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” – these ten simple words spoken by US President Barack Obama last Wednesday have reverberated around the world and provided a watershed moment in the evolution of c...
Church of Ireland Synod resolution on same-sex relationships unacceptable
As Church of Ireland members, who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, we were not consulted as the Bishop of Down and Dromore and Archbishop of Dublin drafted the resolutions on sexuality before General Synod this week, which stigmat...
There is no place for fear or prejudice over same-sex marriages
The virulent opposition to same-sex marriage, when one strips away all of the extraneous religious ideology, is, at its core, a battle to protect the last bastion of legitimised discrimination.
Fine Gael’s first gay TD seeks end to homosexual teachers law
The first Fine Gael TD to come out as gay declared yesterday that he wanted to see the law discriminating against homosexual teachers abolished.
Jerry is the third TD to come out and say I’m gay
Fine Gael has welcomed its first openly-gay TD, as the party unveils a new gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender group.
Promising numbers point to reviving tourist industry
Ireland has long relied on tourism to bring in the coin when the economy is bad, and now it was revealed that the numbers visiting the island are, thankfully, on the up.
Quinn to publish anti-discrimination proposals ‘within weeks’
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has said he will publish proposals to remove discrimination against gay and lesbian teachers in the coming weeks.
LGBT Helpline Launches Volunteer Recruitment Drive
The LGBT Helpline – the national support service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people – launched a nationwide volunteer recruitment drive in Dublin city centre last Thursday. The recruitment drive was launched ...
How homophobic bullying led to tragedy for one family
Although 19 years have passed since homosexuality was decriminalised in Ireland, being gay and young can still have tragic consequences today.
Students urged to stamp out racism
President Michael D Higgins has called on student leaders and the wider public to work together to combat “pernicious racism and homophobia” which he said were wreaking havoc in the lives of many of the State’s young ...
