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14 May 2012
Church of Ireland Synod: Gay relationships cannot be ‘normative’ 68 The General Synod of the Church of Ireland has passed a motion confirming its opposition to the recognition of gay marriages and describing straight unions as the only 'normative' context for a sexual relationship.
11 May 2012
Church of Ireland withdraws controversial marriage motion from debate 9 A motion to affirm the Church of Ireland's view of straight marriage as being the "only normative context for sexual intercourse" has been removed from this week's General Synod meeting after it provoked complaints.
10 May 2012
Footballer baffled by reaction of Twitter ‘fruits’ to gay comments 59 A footballer in Northern Ireland has received waves of criticism for a series of tweets in which he suggested gays 'anal a girl', adding that he would walk away from gay critics without 'turning his back' on them.
10 May 2012
Church of Ireland will discuss marriage motion and ‘hurt and injury’ to gays this week 38 The Church of Ireland General Synod will discuss this week the 'hurt and injury' felt by gay people as a result of the actions taken by those within the denomination in addition to a motion affirming its view that gays should not be allowed to marry.
3 May 2012
Ireland ‘missed opportunity to protect LGBT employees’ in Seanad vote 17 The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network in Ireland has expressed disappointment at the defeat of the Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012 in the Seanad yesterday.
13 April 2012
Northern Ireland: Inquiry into Catholic priest’s gay porn display hindered by laptop theft 76 An investigation into how a Catholic priest managed to project pornographic gay images to a room of primary school parents instead of a presentation on Holy Communion has been hindered by the theft of the laptop from his home.
11 April 2012
Irish minister to bring forward protections for gay teachers 5 Statements made by Ireland's Education Minister Ruairi Quinn at yesterdays ASTI Conference in Cork of his intention to bar discrimination against gay people that may prevent them taking up employment as teachers have been welcomed.
11 April 2012
Irish Student Union to campaign for marriage equality 7 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has voted to campaign in favour of equal rights for gay couples to marry and adopt in its latest Congress.
31 March 2012
Equal marriage moves a step closer in Ireland 29 Members of Fine Gael, a centrist party in the Republic of Ireland, have voted at the party's Árd Fheis to prioritise the consideration of equal marriages in the country at the forthcoming Constitutional Convention.
28 March 2012
Irish president slams homophobia in message to youth organisation 26 Irish President Michael D Higgins has addressed a youth organisation about the evils of homophobia.
23 February 2012
Poll finds Irish support for gay marriage at 73% 60 Equal marriage advocates have welcomed a poll which puts public support for allowing gay couples to marry at 73%.
20 February 2012
Video: Betting ad asks if trans women are ‘stallions or mares’ 97 Paddy Power, the Irish betting company, has been slammed for a new advert which introduces transgender women to the Cheltenham horse races and asks the viewer to decide whether they are a 'stallion or a mare'.
26 January 2012
Jail for fake Louis Walsh sex assault claims 10 A man who admitted falsely accusing Louis Walsh of a sexual assault has been jailed for six months.
2 August 2011
Blow to Irish senator David Norris’s presidential bid over ex-partner’s rape charge 12 Gay Irish senator David Norris has suffered heavy blows to his presidential bid over a letter of support he wrote for his former partner who was charged with raping a 15-year-old boy.
3 June 2011
Gay Irish presidential frontrunner claims he is victim of ‘smear campaign’ over paedophilia comments 32 Irish Senator David Norris, who looked set to become Ireland and Europe's first openly gay president, has said the digging up of a nine-year-old interview in which he made controversial remarks about paedophilia is an act of sabotage.

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