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LGBTQ+ online workshop to be held by library in Kildare

An online workshop revolving around LGBTQ+ related topics and issues will be held by a library in Kildare. Newbridge Library will host The ABCs of LGBTQ+ later as part of the Sustainable Development Goals Week 2022. It will be run by the LGBTQ+ ...

19 Sept 2022 at 17:10

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UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum to open in spring this year

The UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum is due to open in London in spring 2022. The museum, created by the charity Queer Britain, will be located in Kings Cross in north London, in part of a building owned by Art Fund, the national charity for ...

24 Jan 2022 at 16:04

Premier League

'It would be amazing' - Former footballer encourages gay player to come out during Qatar World Cup

Gary Lineker wants to see a Premier League player come out as gay during the Qatar World Cup to send a strong message to a host nation where homosexuality remains a crime. Former England striker Lineker told the Daily Mirror he knows of two ...

14 Oct 2022 at 10:57

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Kildare LGBTQ+ group shortlisted for GALAS awards 2023

A Kildare-based group which promotes and protects LGBTQ+ rights has been shortlisted for the GALAS awards 2023. The shortlist for this year’s GALAS Awards, which celebrate contributions to the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland, has been ...

19 Sept 2023 at 16:05

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Greater supports are needed for young LGBTQI+ people in County Kildare, youth group says

Greater supports are needed for young Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) people living in County Kildare. That's according to a new report which was conducted by a team of researchers in Trinity ...

30 Apr 2024 at 11:05

Northern Ireland

Lyra McKee’s sister says extremism is growing in political deadlock

The sister of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has said that the extremism that “destroyed” her family is growing in the political vacuum left by a lack of devolved government. Nichola McKee Corner spoke to the PA news agency ...

18 Sept 2023 at 00:05

National News

Almost 6,000 same-sex couples married in Ireland 10 years on from historic referendum

On the tenth anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that nearly 6,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot over the past decade. The now historic ...

21 May 2025 at 12:05

National News

'Very sensitive issues' - Varadkar hopes RTE and Pride can reconcile after trans row

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that he hopes RTE and Pride organisers can “come together again and sort it out” in relation to criticism of an on-air discussion about trans issues. Dublin Pride announced on ...

16 Jun 2022 at 13:55

National News

'United in love' - 150,000 people take to the streets in Berlin to march for LGBTQ rights

Around 150,000 people have marched for LGBTQ rights at Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day celebration, celebrating this year’s parade theme “United in Love”. Klaus Lederer, Berlin’s deputy mayor and a ...

23 Jul 2022 at 17:24

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PICTURES: Dozens turn up to LGBTQ+ vigil in Newbridge, Kildare in memory of Sligo's Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee

Between 60 and 70 people attended a vigil held at the bandstand of Newbridge's Liffey Linear Park at 6pm to express solidarity with members of the LGBTQ+ community. The Newbridge vigil was one of many ...

15 Apr 2022 at 22:10

Soccer

Concerns raised over treatment of LGBTQ+ members at upcoming World Cup in Qatar

LGBTQ+ visitors to Qatar for the World Cup could be left open to “gay-bashing” attacks from locals with the security forces lacking the resources to protect them, a Qatari human rights campaigner has ...

09 Oct 2022 at 14:41

GAA

'All abilities more than welcome' - LGBTQ+ Gaelic association issues open call for beginners

Ireland's largest LGBTQ+ Gaelic association has announced a series of beginner sessions for people looking to get involved. Na Gaeil Aeracha (NGA) - founded in 2020 to provide "a safe space for ...

04 Jan 2024 at 10:28

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