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13 May 2013
Ireland: New LGBT advice guide launched for GPs 1 The Irish College of General Practitioners has launched a new LGBT guide for GPs.
3 May 2013
Ireland: Parishioners angry at arrival of priest who projected gay porn at school parents meeting 11 Parishioners at the new parish of a priest who projected gay porn during a meeting with parents at a Northern Ireland school, are "wary" over his upcoming arrival.
22 April 2013
Northern Ireland: Equal marriage legislation to be debated by Assembly 8 A motion calling for legislation in Northern Ireland to allow for same sex marriage will be debated by the Stormont Assembly on the 29th April 2013.
14 April 2013
Irish Constitutional Convention decision welcomed by marriage equality supporters 16 The Constitutional Convention, which voted in Dublin today to recommend that same-sex marriage be legalised in Ireland, has been applauded by politicians, religious organisations and gay rights groups.
14 April 2013
Ireland: Constitutional Convention votes overwhelmingly in favour of referendum on same-sex marriage 51 Ireland's Constitutional Convention has voted overwhelmingly in favour of holding a referendum on legalising same-sex marriage in the Constitution.
2 April 2013
Irish Catholic bishop: ‘Attempts to equate same-sex unions with marriage will always fail’ 41 An Irish bishop says same-sex relationships can never be seen as “equal” to heterosexual relationships.
29 March 2013
Ireland: Gay Anglicans reiterate calls for same-sex marriage 9 Changing Attitude Ireland has made a submission to the Irish Constitutional Convention in support of extending civil marriage to same-sex couples.
12 March 2013
Travel: A weekend in Dublin 14 PinkNews.co.uk’s food and travel writer Sam Feller has travelled to Dublin to see what the city has to offer gay tourists, and how attitudes to homosexuality are evolving in amongst an ever changing political landscape.
7 March 2013
Ireland: Bill aims to add discrimination protections for LGBT teachers 4 A new bill published to be published in Ireland tomorrow hopes to remove the possibility of teachers being discriminated against based on their sexual orientation.
15 February 2013
Ireland: Kerry County Council to vote on equal marriage 3 County Kerry councillors are to be asked to back a motion supporting equal marriage, at its next meeting.
29 January 2013
Ireland: Gay couple kicked out of SPAR store by security guard for kissing 41 A security guard in a store in Dublin allegedly called two gay customers "faggots" after they kissed.
22 January 2013
Ireland: Gay rights group welcomes employment discrimination ruling 2 Ireland's Equality Tribunal has ordered an employer to pay €24,000 (£20,190) for discrimination and victimisation on the basis of sexual orientation.
30 December 2012
Catholic think tank: Same-sex marriage denies children the right to be raised by their parents 50 The Irish Catholic think tank the Iona Institute, has released a video and a document that argues that gay couples should be banned from marrying "for the sake of the children." It also argues that same-sex marriage could lead to children not being brought up by their parents.
21 December 2012
Ireland: Mobile phone advert deemed transphobic by media watchdog 23 The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has upheld complaints against Irish mobile phone company Meteor over a transphobic advert.
20 December 2012
Ireland: Number of gay couples registering civil partnerships drops 7 The Irish Central Statistics Office has reported that the number of gay couples entering into civil partnerships has dropped by a third since its introduction last year.
19 December 2012
Ireland: ‘Gay’ chef to spend 8 years behind bars for raping lesbian 6 A 46-year-old man accused of raping a lesbian, having previously told her he was gay, has been jailed.
5 December 2012
Ireland: Man accused of raping woman after telling her was gay + The trial of a 46-year-old man accused of raping a woman, having previously told her he was gay, is drawing to a close at the country’s Central Criminal Court.
21 November 2012
Irish gay parents to receive greater legal protection 7 Ireland’s Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) has welcomed comments made by Justice Minister Alan Shatter on the need to improve legal provision for gay parents.
13 November 2012
Irish deputy PM: The time has come for equal marriage 37 Irish deputy prime minister (Tánaiste) Eamon Gilmore says he would like to see a referendum on same-sex marriage “as soon as possible”.
17 October 2012
Dublin gets ready for Europe’s largest LGBT conference 3 The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) is staging its 16th annual conference in the Irish city of Dublin from 18 – 21 October.

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