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
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices