same sex marriage

Over the past few decades, Ireland has managed to shed its reputation as Catholicism’s last great bastion; we’ve gone from a country set in decades old logic to becoming an increasingly liberal and progressive society. The past few…

Same sex marriage, transparent pay structures, workplace injury compensation, democratic voting practices. No, we're not describing a political wet dream Richie once had. We're describing a Pirate ship. Pirates were responsible for some…

I have experienced two very beautiful moments during my teaching career. One was in 2014 when I was teaching 4th Class. Two occurrences complemented one another which culminated in the first of the beautiful moments. The first was that…

May 17th marks the annual observation of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, or as it is otherwise known – IDAHOT. Since 2004, people from all over the globe have been using this day to celebrate the…

When Ireland voted for gay marriage last year, it became the first country to do so via public ballot. It was an important moment in Irish history and in LGBTQI+ history. But referenda and marriage equality are rarely good bedfellows.…

Over the weekend, a draft of Labour’s new election campaign poster was leaked to the public. We’ve all seen the poster. It’s everywhere. It depicts Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams as a newly married gay…

It's that time of year again. The end of it. The time when Christmas has already been going on for about four months and we're just waiting for it to finally be over. When we're all trying to convince ourselves that 2016 might just be our…

“…We just always figured getting married would never be an option. We are delighted and slightly saddened at the same time. Delighted that we were able to do it, but saddened that when we cross the border back into our home country, it’s…

This week, Twitter watched Shia LaBeouf watch himself, protested the Abbey's 1916 centenary programme, and celebrated as the marriage equality bill was finally signed into law. We also shared our condolences for the 128 people killed in gun…

In 2013, TIME magazine named Pope Francis their Person of the Year. They dubbed him ‘The People’s Pope,’ praised his spiritual embrace of those stricken by poverty, and admired his compassion towards those who arguably needed compassion the…