Ivan Yates hasn’t gone soft, but he’s not that ‘hard’ any more

‘Straight-talking’ Yates helms Newstalk's early-evening The Hard Shoulder. It's a misnomer

Varadkar’s Pride blinding him to bigger issues

Taoiseach outspoken on gay rights, but strangely silent on abortion and immigration

Larissa Nolan: Political correctness will hurt us all in the end

Genuine liberalism respects and accepts diversity of behaviour and opinions

What do Colin Farrell, Roy Keane and Panti Bliss have in common?

The Community Games are a uniquely Irish affair that has been running for 50 years

‘Queen of chess’ Judit Polgár honoured by UCD student society

Hungarian champion given James Joyce Award by Literary and Historical Society

Portrait of a Century: the changing face of Ireland

Kim Haughton has photographed 100 people, one born every year since foundation of the State

Rectors reject portrayal of Protestantism as ‘watered down Catholicism’

Indignant reaction from clerics comes in wake of RTÉ ‘Cutting Edge’ programme

What Paul Williams could learn from Sean O’Rourke

Radio review: Paul Williams is becoming Newstalk’s Mr Controversial while once-feared news presenter Sean O'Rourke enjoys himself, even as he’s outfoxed by the President

Cheap seats are the future of theatre

Here’s six things we learned at Galway’s arts festivals, including some insights from the Abbey Theatre’s new co-director

Pantibar’s sign: Why we should keep its striking design

Lisa Godson column: Too often, the distant past is celebrated at the expense of the present

Elvis Costello, Enda Walsh and Hughie O’Donoghue announced for Galway

Suede, a new work inspired by Eileen Gray and US model Cameron Russell are also on the July arts festival bill

Nearly one-fifth of Travellers ‘lack proper accommodation’

Pavee Point official tells Oireachtas committee of 90% cut in housing budget over five years

Panti Bliss ranks number 29 on Time 100 readers’ poll

Drag Queen beats Rihanna, Amy Schumer and Joe Biden with 1 per cent of vote

Stigma of HIV akin to abortion, says campaigner Rory O’Neill

National initiative launched to bring free, rapid, HIV testing to gay and bisexual men

Caveat: Dublin Bus must stop driving customers around the bend

Plus, Panti Bliss to speak at South by Southwest (SXSW) media and technology conference

Rory O’Neill calls for PrEP drugs to prevent HIV

Pre-exposure prophylaxis medication is subject of debate within gay community

A very Panti Christmas: Rory O’Neill makes merry with family, Roses and a good film

Surely nobody deserves Christmas more than Rory O’Neill, the man behind Panti Bliss, this country’s undisputed Woman of the Year

Dean McCarron’s remains to return home on Thursday

Monaghan native and same-sex marriage campaigner died in San Francisco last week

Tributes paid to same-sex marriage campaigner

Dean MacCearaín, who died in San Francisco, remembered as smart, funny and charming

Róisín Ingle on ... Panti Bliss and ‘The Queen of Ireland’

Not fitting in is no crime but it can often feel like the darkest and most lonely of places

Tourism Ireland courts same-sex marriage market

Organisation is using video from ‘The Outing’ festival to help Ireland win LGBT custom

Thousands enjoy gay matchmaking festival

Lisdoonvarna hosts third annual 'Outing' for LGBT community

Calls for rainbow-coloured pedestrian paths in Dublin

Fine Gael members say move may provide LGBT tourism coup for city

For your diary

Leo Varadkar shows there’s no standard way to come out

For most in LGBT community coming out is a positive experience but problems remain

Panti Bliss: Leo Varadkar showed ‘bravery’ in publicly coming out

Minister for Health has ‘open invitation to come to Panti Bar, says gay rights campaigner

Media and Marketing in 2014: The A to Z

It was the year Bono said ‘oops’, nobody died at Today FM and Insomnia served coffee on ‘tap’

Panti Bliss, Garda whistleblowers named People of the Year

Ten outstanding citizens, groups honoured for their contributions to Irish society

Stunt or significant gesture? Taoiseach’s visit to Pantibar

Enda Kenny’s visit to Dublin gay bar causes a stir online

Panti: a woman in the making by Rory O’Neill

Book review: Drag artist Rory O’Neill, creator of Panti Bliss, has written a likeable and witty account of his life

Panti speaks of isolation as a gay man living in rural Ireland

Performer Rory O’Neill speaks to Róisín Ingle in this week’s podcast

Panti Bliss says memoir reflects ‘a changing Ireland’

Former news anchor Anne Doyle launches gay rights activist Rory O'Neill's book

Dublin priests nominate Panti Bliss for Ice Bucket Challenge

Redemptorists also call on Archbishop, papal nuncio and Brendan O’Carroll to follow suit

Dublin Pride marchers revel in freedom of expression – and ask for more

Two big things need to be in place by the end of next year . . . gender recognition for trans people, which is way overdue in this country and . . . marriage equality for LGBT people,” says marshal

BAI upholds RTÉ’s right to apologise to Iona Institute and Waters

Watchdog says broadcasters have right to deal with potential defamation actions

Panti calls on gay and bisexual men to get HIV tests

Campaign encourages users to find local clinics with free HIV and STI testing

Working with young people, we can eliminate homophobia in Ireland

Opinion: Irish people have shown a very strong level of support for the LGBT community

Fintan O’Toole wins LGBT Gala award for journalism

Irish Times columnist described as ‘a passionate voice for equality’

Pat’s Day parade an antediluvian step backwards

Opinion: Pope Francis has shown a more conciliatory attitude to gays than some US clerics

Definition of ‘offensive’ in broadcasting may need to be changed

Rabbitte says broadcasting landscape has changed dramatically since new legislation enacted

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