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Ireland’s gay candidate for president quits race

logointern3 — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:30:51 +0000

(Dublin) – Ireland’s most prominent gay politician, Sen. David Norris, has ended his campaign for president after declaring he was wrong to seek clemency for an ex-partner jailed in Israel for(...)

Withers: Fischer is upset Obama celebrates his Irish heritage

James Withers — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:31:25 +0000

While the small village of Moneygall gladly welcomes President Barack Obama as a long lost son, Bryan Fisher is disgusted by the spectacle. The American Family Association yahoo, as reported(...)

Gay couple one of first to be legally partnered in Ireland

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:00:31 +0000

Hugh Walsh and Barry Dignam

Barry Dignam and Hugh Walsh, a couple for 17 years, are one of the first to become “civil partners” under the new Irish law that went into effect Jan. 1.

They were(...)

Irish foreign minister criticizes gay ban on St. Pat’s Day parade

logointern3 — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:05:55 +0000

New Irish foreign minister Eamon Gilmore criticized New York St. Patrick’s Day organizers for excluding the gay community.

Gilmore believes that by excluding LGBTs, the parade does not(...)

Wed. Watercooler: Gay Ireland Senator runs for president

logointern1 — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:32:28 +0000

The Nanny Rides Again TV Land is thiiiiis close to greenlighting Fran Drescher’s new sitcom “Happily Divorced” in which she plays a middle-aged woman who’s back on the dating scene after(...)

Hate crimes jump across England, Wales, N Ireland

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:30:13 +0000

(London) More than 50,000 hate crimes were reported last year across England, Wales and Northern Ireland – a rise of 12 percent over the last year.

Police figures released Tuesday that the(...)

Ireland parliament passes civil partnerships bill

logointern1 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:12:32 +0000

Ireland passed a bill recognizing civil partnerships, which includes gay civil partnerships, reports the Irish Times.

Ireland’s upper parliamentary house, the Seanad, passed the Civil(...)

Irish judges: Gay sperm donor should see his son

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:30:31 +0000

(Dublin) The Irish Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a gay man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple should be permitted to see his 3-year-old son regularly – in part because Ireland’s(...)

Irish lawmakers open debate on gay rights bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:45:22 +0000

(Dublin) Ireland’s lawmakers opened debate Thursday on a bill to grant marriage-style rights to gay couples, a social milestone in a country long observant of Roman Catholic opposition to(...)

Irish gays demand full marriage rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:03:12 +0000

(Dublin) Irish gays are accusing the government of dragging its feet in legalizing same-sex marriage and calling a bill that would grant civil partnerships “insufficient.”

Nearly 1000 people(...)