The next president should be selected by lottery. It could be you
Unthinkable: In an era when crooks and despots cling to power at all costs, Ireland could model a different type of democracy by picking a president at random
Same-sex Marriage Referendum
‘Our family is no threat to another family’: first same-sex couple to marry in Ireland say marriage equality ‘isn’t finished’
Cormac Gollogly and Richard Dowling now have a daughter through surrogacy in the US but only one of them can be named as a parent on the birth cert
‘I burst out crying on referendum results day. I realised how exhausted and scared I had been’
Marriage Equality referendum a decade on: 10 couples recount how their lives – and Ireland – have changed
Almost 6,000 same-sex couples have wed in 10 years since marriage equality referendum
July and August have been the most popular months for gay weddings
Labour Party moves marriage equality event due to far-right threats
Notices about the intention to stage a protest at the event had circulated on social media
Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I f***ing hate gay people’
I miss the optimism and unforgettable beauty of that time, whatever ugliness came before or after
Same-sex marriage referendum: Has homophobia worsened in Ireland in 10 years since?
Ireland's same-sex marriage referendum saw overwhelming Yes victory. But has homophobia increased in years since?
Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland’s progressive optimism disappeared?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Have Your Say: What is your view on the Catholic Church?
Do you still go to Mass? Have you found religion later in life? Has your religious observance lapsed?
Fifteen things to expect in Leo Varadkar’s autobiography
Former taoiseach to publish his memoirs next year in a publishing deal reportedly involving a six-figure sum
David Norris’s life in politics: ‘People had the idea that gay people are monstrous. I wanted them to see the human’
The senator on living alone, destigmatising homosexuality, and stepping down from politics
Why do we feel the urge to tell other people what to do?
I wonder how the people who voted against same-sex marriage feel now
‘I’ve found freedom in Ireland. I’m enjoying being free’
New to the Parish: Njabulo Mnyandu arrived from South Africa in 2019
Mary McAleese: Marriage equality did not end rampant homophobia
Hostile attitudes and behaviour still make the lives of LGBT+ youths a misery
Legal bids to challenge same-sex marriage result due
Two applications for leave to bring petitions against referendum result due in High Court
Catholic Church ‘bereavement’ after same-sex marriage vote
Archbishop Eamon Martin says ‘two parallel discussions’ going on
Catholic Church needs to empower the laity
Scenes of joy in Dublin Castle on May 23rd felt like a kind of secular Pentecost
Church has ‘much to reflect on’ after referendum - Archbishop
Archbishop Eamon Martin welcomes the raised awareness of issues faced by gay people
Two votes – one for equality, the other against it
It is vital that our young people recognise that this is their moment and that the time for ‘waiting your turn’ is over
Marriage referendum a ‘defeat for humanity’ - does the Vatican just not get it?
Cardinal’s comments better applied to holocaust than Irish referendum
Gay lives should no longer be a matter for ‘public debate’
The Yes vote means broadcasters can throw away their stopwatches, for now
LGBT youth action has helped pull down ‘architecture of homophobia’
Fifty per cent of LGBT young people still consider suicide owing to stigma and homophobic bullying and one in five LGBT pupils avoid school
How the Yes vote can help the campaign for abortion rights
Comment: If we love equality, Eighth Amendment is first obstacle that needs to go
Vatican stands by Cardinal’s remarks on referendum
Secretary of State called result of the Irish referendum a ‘disaster for humanity’
Kathy Sheridan: Some Yes campaigners faced subtle, shocking bigotry
‘However they cloaked their arguments, the thrust of the No campaign was to call into question the full humanity of its opponents’
‘Anomalies’ must be removed when marriage law drawn up, says Norris
Schools with different ethos entitled to transmit values dear to them, says Rónán Mullen
Jane Suiter: Lessons from the Yes and No campaigns
‘In terms of the traditional campaign both sides postered heavily in streets and neighbourhoods, but there were differences both in the message and in impact’
German politicians demand moves to follow Irish referendum
Merkel faces dilemma as survey shows 75% of Germans favour marriage equality
Vatican calls Irish referendum a ‘defeat for humanity’
Secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin reaction to vote
Bill allowing gay marriage to be enacted by end of July
Fitzgerald ‘very conscious that many couples will want to get married as soon as possible’
Analysis: Parties will try to capitalise on Yes vote
However, it will be hard to get younger voters to be enthusiastic about the election
Galway heaves with happiness at referendum result
Ecstatic cheers in Blue Note bar for former Fianna Fáil justice minister Máire Geoghegan-Quinn
Marriage laws will be out of step with Constitution
Will Government act quickly to resolve issues that could have been teased out earlier?
Ireland’s referendum, however inspiring, is not a step forward for gay rights
The resources that are spent on a gay marriage referendum would be better used educating the public about homophobia, protecting LGBTQ youth from bullying, and the like
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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