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Gardaí investigating assault on drag queens in Cork city
‘It’s not the first time I’ve been hit ... it’s the first time I’ve had video evidence’, says Lucina Schynning
Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
At home with Heather Humphreys: ‘I was surprised to be asked about something my husband was doing before I met him’
The Monaghan woman on getting Jarlath Burns’s support over questioning about her husband’s past Orange Order ties, criticism of her by Lucia O’Farrell, and her hopes of being a unifying president
Chloe Michelle Howarth: ‘I saw minimal queer representation growing up, so I didn’t realise it was an option’
The author on her new novel being compared to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, growing up in west Cork, and the enduring influence of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides had on her
Liberals must stop adopting lazy, woke stances on complex issues
Political and social liberalism, nationally and internationally, is more vulnerable than ever
Katherine Zappone: ‘I didn’t really realise how crazy you can become with grief’
The former government minister’s memoir covers the pain of losing her wife and the joy of a new relationship, as well as various career controversies
Half Light by Mahesh Rao: A thoughtful, moving novel about fraught gay experiences in India
Two young men try to negotiate their sexuality in a country hostile to any deviation from the norm
Leo Varadkar on resignation, regret and repressing his identity: ‘Coming out was like emigrating’
The 46-year-old is enjoying retirement, even if becoming taoiseach was the pinnacle of an obsession he’d had with politics since he was seven
Itch, at Dublin Fringe, is an honest, eye-opening account of the stress that accompanies a lifelong condition
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Christopher McAuley has not allowed eczema to define him. Now he’s celebrating his body
Leo Varadkar considers a political life at Dublin book launch
Event for Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach attended by Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, among other politicians
Testo, at Dublin Fringe, is a kinetic, noisy, thrilling adventure into genderpunk and transmasc
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Discombobulated by the idea of a breaststroke through a butter orgy? Buckle up for Wet Mess’s show
Why are Irish artists such as Graham Linehan, Sally Rooney so prominent in UK free speech wars?
Sally Rooney, Graham Linehan, Kneecap and John Boyne have all been caught up in controversy
Pea Dinneen: Raising Her Voice, at Dublin Fringe, is a fantastically stirring cabaret about a trans life forced on hold
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Dinneen’s play – much like her performance – conceals revelations where you don’t expect
FeliSpeaks tells their coming of age story in unexpected ways in Octopus Children, at Dublin Fringe
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: Felicia Olusanya’s new work for Thisispopbaby is an incandescent verse play
Right here in Kilkenny there was a significant queer Georgian revolt
Diversity of genders and sexualities is nothing new, as is proven by the extraordinary lives of people whose love led them to defy social conventions hundreds of years ago
Election candidates face a barrage of abuse online, research reveals
Abuse includes death threats and threats of violence
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
August 31st-September 5th highlights: including The Traitors Ireland, Dev: Rise and Rule, and The Paper
‘It was all about hurling... Being gay, ultimately, you were not masculine enough’
Cofounder of the LGBTQ+ youth organisation Belong To discusses the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric across the world
Pope Leo targeted Maga money in early days as pontiff, says Mary McAleese
Former president dubs Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days `more Benedict than Francis’
The Rocky Horror Show in Dublin review: Jason Donovan commands the stage with a rip roaring performance
Jennifer Zamparelli comes into her stride post intermission as the watchful narrator
Polari prize: Nominees and judges withdraw over inclusion of John Boyne on longlist
Over 800 writers and industry workers sign statement calling removal Boyne, who has described himself as a ‘Terf’
James Kavanagh: Anxiety had me in a chokehold ... I wasn’t able to leave the house
The influencer and food entrepreneur on overcoming anxiety, finding his tribe and life in the countryside
George Houston on Catholicism: ‘It’s traumatic growing up loving all that, knowing they hate you back’
The Donegal musician on his mixed feelings about the Catholic Church, his preternaturally assured songwriting, and having Paul Weller in his corner
Berlin LGBTQ refuge carries ‘psychological burden’ as homophobic attacks rise
One owner of queer cafe-bars has filed 45 police complaints in the last 18 months, all linked to homophobic violence
Kevin Penrose: ‘You have guys playing Gaelic football who are too scared to come out. I want to give them courage’
‘I was in Thailand and there were four of five days where I didn’t leave the hotel room. That’s when I decided to ring home and come out’
Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told by Jeremy Atherton Lin – How bigotry was moved off the statute books
The author intersperses an account of the evolution of gay rights in the US with the story of his own early love affair
Discrimination against sexual and gender minorities in Ireland has increased, UCD study finds
Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortion
‘Disgusting and deliberate’: Second man arrested over spreading of slurry on Ballymena Pride route
Man (19) to appear in court charged with criminal damage and possession of an article with a blade or point
‘None of us are free until everyone is free’: Tens of thousands attend Budapest Pride in defiance of ban
Police had sought to prevent event going ahead, arguing that it fell under the scope of a child protection law passed by Orbans’s government
Ireland’s only LGBTQ+ salon: ‘We’re doing something that makes people feel comfortable where they otherwise wouldn’t’
Part barbershop, part community hub, Queer Hawk offers a sanctuary of pink chairs, pronoun badges and disco-ball confidence at a time many bricks-and-mortar queer spaces are closing
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman to take part in banned Budapest Pride march
O’Gorman criticises Hungarian PM Viktor Orban for ‘chipping away’ at LGBTI+ rights
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch: Serviceable, highly readable but a bit preachy
The book centres on the author’s noble desire to illustrate the hideous treatment of lesbian mothers in British courts
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