Judge whose ruling crucial in recognising rights of trans people retires
William McKechnie’s career defined by commitment to fairness and access to justice
Call for ‘legal pathway’ to allow under-16s self-declare gender identity
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) says courts should be required to take interests of child into account
Probe: The scientific equivalent of Culture Night comes to TCD
Analyse your digital footprint, visit the Long Room and eat a crowdsourced meal
Una Mullally: It is not ‘binary’ to focus on women’s achievements
#FreeWomen was not meant to exclude anyone, but just draw attention to sidelined women
Hunger striker turned lawyer in long-time fight for social justice
Michael Farrell earned his stripes in the bad old days of the Troubles before taking on human rights cases in the Republic
Lydia Foy becomes first transgender person to receive EU award
‘Hopefully we’ll have a more open mind and won’t be marginalising anybody,’ she says
‘My country finally recognised me for who I really am’
After long battle, Lydia Foy receives Irish birth certificate recognising her female gender
Law allows transgender people to get updated birth certs
Under new legislation, person’s preferred gender will be fully recognised by the State
Gender Recognition Bill ‘paternalistic’ and ‘Irish solution to an Irish problem ’
Minister says she is ‘proud’ to bring in Bill that progresses rights of transgender people
Lessons to be learnt from German experience with gender recognition
It was more than a legal issue for a German supreme court judge who is transgender
Protesters highlight ‘significant flaws’ in gender Bill
Proposed legislation described as ‘surface deep’ amid concerns not all would be covered
Transgender law open to review, says Humphreys
Senators claim deficiencies in the Gender Recognition Bill 2014
Transgender recognition Bill ‘flawed’, human rights lawyers say
Dr Lydia Foy expresses concern over exclusion of young people
Compensation paid to Lydia Foy over gender recognition failures
Transgender woman receives around €50,000 from Government
Lydia Foy settles transgender birth cert case against State
Effective end of 21-year action based on Government intention to enact laws next year
Flawed Gender Recognition Bill could benefit from changes
Opinion: Ireland is more isolated than ever in having failed to take action
Atlantic Philanthropies’ $1.1bn is ‘drop in ocean’ next to what State can invest
Vulnerable are being pushed away from central decision-making, says foundation member
Rights commission calls for changes to draft law on gender recognition
Bill follows High Court decision in Lydia Foy case
Time to start taking European Convention on Human Rights more seriously
Opinion: there is significant official resistance in the Republic to international human rights norms
One court. Eight voices
The current Supreme Court is composed of eight judges with different qualities and backgrounds
Transgender people seek State recognition to escape gender ‘limbo’
Lack of legislation forces people to jump through hoops to prove identity
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