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  • A gay pride flag. This article cover posthumous same-sex convictions

    Campaigners urge posthumous inclusion in legislation to disregard same-sex activity convictions

    Community, Entertainment, Ireland 23 Jan 2026

  • Irish writer Oscar Wilde, who has been reissued his library card

    British Library reissues Oscar Wilde’s library card 130 years after conviction

    Entertainment, Ireland, Top News 17 Oct 2025

  • The image shows a portrait of John Ryan. The photo is a head and shoulders crop. In the image he is standing slightly tilted to the right as if leaning on something. He is wearing a beige overcoat with a light blue shirt and navy and white patterned tie.

    Remembering the legacy of veteran Irish LGBTQ+ activist John Ryan

    Community, Ireland, News 10 Apr 2024

  • The picture shows a photograph of six people taken at the launch of a new LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project. From left to right are, Cara McCann, Director of HERe NI, Mukesh Sharma, The National Lottery Heritage Fund Northern Ireland NI Committee Chair (centre) with Scott Cuthbertson, Director of The Rainbow Project (left) and Adam Murray, Community Development Manager from Cara-Friend (right). They are standing in front of a pull-up banner with the LGBTQIA+ Heritage Project logo.

    Northern Irish organisations team up to launch exciting new LGBTQ+ heritage project

    Community, News, Top News 8 Feb 2024

  • The image shows copies of Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland which can be won in our History Month competition. In the photo, four copies of the book are fanned out on a table. The lower half of the cover is white with navy and red writing. The upper half shows a photo of people on a float wearing rainbow colours and holding umbrellas.

    Competition: Win fascinating book on the history of LGBTQ+ activism in Ireland

    Competitions, News, Top News 7 Feb 2024

  • The image shows a three-way split of three of Ireland's LGBTQ+ firsts. On the left is Tomás Heneghan. He is wearing a navy blazer with a blue shirt and navy tie. In the middle is a black and white newspaper photo of Donna McAnallen. She has short cropped hair and is wearing a leather jacket. On the right is Dr Lydia Foy. She is holding a bluebell flower in her hand and is wearing dark glasses.

    A look back at some of Ireland's LGBTQ+ firsts

    GCN Current Issue, GCN Magazine, Ireland, News, Top News 2 Feb 2024

  • The image shows part of the cover of the first issue of Identity, an LGBTQ+ periodical. On the left of the image is a grey scale negative image of a man's face with his eyes closed. on the right, written sideways from bottom to top are the letters T I T Y. They are written in bright red in a bubble handwritten font.

    Remembering Identity, one of Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ periodicals

    Entertainment, News, Opinion, Top News 22 Jan 2024

  • This article is about the history of PantiBar. The image shows a corner building with an ornate old doorway made from grey stone. Around the sides of the building are windows and the walls are painted red with a band of rainbow colours in the middle. There is a flag hanging above the door. It has vertical rainbow stripes and the letter P in the middle.

    A look at the fascinating history of iconic queer Dublin venue PantiBar

    Community, GCN Current Issue, News, Top News 10 Jan 2024

  • The image shows a photograph used in the new LOAFERS documentary. It shows a man serving a pint of stout across a bar. The photograph is taken on a film camera and dates to the 1908s so the colour is saturated and slightly faded. The man is wearing a grey jumper and has his arm raised to shoulder height as he hands a pint forward. On the counter in front of him is another pint of stout and behind him are bottles of alcohol.

    New documentary showcases the history of iconic Cork LGBTQ+ bar Loafers

    Film, Ireland, News, Top News 12 Dec 2023

  • The photo shows three people, two men and one woman, sitting on chairs to the left of a man standing at a podium. In the background, to the right, sits another woman. Behind them is a display of panels from the Living with Pride exhibition.

    Community celebrates 30 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland at Seanad event

    Events, Ireland, News, Top News 6 Dec 2023

  • A photograph of Edmund Lynch is placed on a round wooden table with two candles, a plant and a Pride flag also displayed with it.

    Irish LGBTQ+ activist Edmund Lynch remembered fondly by long-time friend

    Community, Ireland, News 6 Nov 2023

  • To mark World AIDS Day 2023, Dublin Pride and the Irish Queer Archive will host an unmissable event. The image shows a hand holding a red ribbon, the symbol of World AIDS Day.

    Dublin Pride and Irish Queer Archive to mark World AIDS Day 2023 with unmissable event

    Community, Events, Ireland, News, Top News

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