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Legendary designer Bob Mackie smiling for the camera.

Legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie passes away

News & Top News 14 Sep 2026

Orville Peck makes history as first openly gay cover star of Playgirl

Entertainment & Music & News & Top News 14 Sep 2026
Turkish police arrest dozens in raids targeting LGBTQ+ groups

News & Opinion & Top News 14 Sep 2026

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Louise McSharry and Michael Fry

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The GALAS unveil Louise McSharry and Michael Fry as fabulous 2026 hosts

Community & Entertainment & Events & Ireland & News & Top News 1 Sep 2026

The duo are expected to bring plenty of personality, wit and queer energy to Ireland’s biggest LGBTQ+ awards night.

Written by Sarah Creighton Keogh

Andrew Scott and Leo Reich in It Gets Worse.

Watch: Andrew Scott plays a therapist in very NSFW first look at queer comedy It Gets Worse

8 Sep 2026

Competition: Win tickets to Irish premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

Competition 29 Jul 2026

Irish delegation joins 200 campaigners to discuss future of trans rights in Europe

Community & Ireland & News & Top News 14 Sep 2026
Thousands take to the streets in Ireland to protest Donald Trump's visit

Ireland & News & Top News 14 Sep 2026
Watch: Celebrities audition to play gay Irish designer Jonathan Anderson in new Dior x A24 collab

Entertainment & Film & Theatre 11 Sep 2026
LGBTQ+ organisation hits back at "misleading" claims over Northern Irish conversion practices bill

Ireland & News & Top News 11 Sep 2026
Irish drag play The Politics of Disgust holds up a funhouse mirror to far-right discourse

Entertainment & Interviews & Ireland & Theatre 11 Sep 2026
Charli xcx announces Dublin date as part of 2027 tour

Entertainment & Ireland & Music & News & Top News 11 Sep 2026
Sligo Pride returns in 2026 with jam-packed programme of events

Events & Ireland & News & Top News 11 Sep 2026
Gillian Anderson confirms she is pansexual in new interview

Entertainment & Film & News & Top News & TV 10 Sep 2026
90% of LGBTQ+ organisations worldwide have lost funding since January 2025, report shows

Lifestyle & News & Top News & World 10 Sep 2026
Sex and the algorithm: Inside the rise of gay vertical dramas

Entertainment & Online & Opinion 10 Sep 2026
Samaritans highlight how interrupting suicidal thoughts can help save a life

Health & Science & News & Top News 10 Sep 2026
BBC drops RuPaul’s Drag Race UK citing "significant financial pressures”

News & Top News & TV 10 Sep 2026
How new Irish play BUTCH uniquely explores gender non-conforming queerness

Entertainment & Events & Interviews & Ireland & Theatre 9 Sep 2026
Meet the LGBTQ+ stars bringing glamour and chaos to The Great British Bake Off

Entertainment & News & TV & World 9 Sep 2026
Internet It Girl Rebecca Black drops new album “made by gay people for gay people”

Entertainment & Music & News & Top News 9 Sep 2026
Two women sentenced to life without parole for murder of trans man Sam Nordquist

News & Top News & World 9 Sep 2026
Protests sweep Germany following far-right AfD victory in eastern state

News & Top News & World 9 Sep 2026
Pet Shop Boys to release new album honouring life and legacy of Alan Turing

Entertainment & Music & News & Top News 8 Sep 2026
LGBTQ+ standouts from the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Entertainment & News & Top News & TV 8 Sep 2026
Watch: Andrew Scott plays a therapist in very NSFW first look at queer comedy It Gets Worse

Entertainment & News & TV & Videos 8 Sep 2026
Irish LGBTQ+ para-cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy wins gold at World Championships

Ireland & News & Sport & Fitness & Top News 8 Sep 2026
Far-right AfD party wins election in eastern Germany sparking concern

News & Top News & World 8 Sep 2026
Grindr to pay £26 million settlement for allegedly sharing HIV status info

News & Technology & Top News 7 Sep 2026
Marcus Massalami makes Drag Race history as franchise’s first full-time king

Entertainment & News & Top News & TV 7 Sep 2026
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Orville Peck performing Mule at the The Castro. His wearing his iconic mask and cowboy hat and has a guitar in hand. Peck recently posed for Playgirl.

Orville Peck makes history as first openly gay cover star of Playgirl

Entertainment 14 Sep 2026

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GCN is a free, vital resource for Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community since 1988.

GCN is a trading name of National LGBT Federation CLG, a registered charity - Charity Number: 20034580.

GCN relies on the generous support of the community and allies to sustain the crucial work that we do. Producing GCN is costly, and, in an industry which has been hugely impacted by rising costs, we need your support to help sustain and grow this vital resource.

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