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February 15, 2013

Councilor Gillian Wharton-Slattery will ask Kerry County Council in Ireland to back a motion supporting marriage equality

A county in Ireland will vote on same-sex marriage next week on 18 February.

January 15, 2013

Dublin looking to score with gay footballers

GSN checks in on Ireland’s preparations for the 2013 IGLFA European Championship

In terms of total number of participants, football is one of the biggest and most popular sports going for gay men and lesbians.

In 2013 the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA) is holding its European Championship in Dublin.

We caught up with Paul O’Brien - lead organizer for the event and key player with the Dublin Devils Football Club - to find out how preparations are going.

Why are the IGLFA European Championships being held in Dublin in 2013?

January 26, 2012

Man jailed for accusing Louis Walsh of sex assault

A dance teacher has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsely accusing X Factor judge of groping him.

A man who falsely accused X Factor judge Louis Walsh of sexually assaulting him has been jailed.

Leonard Watter, a dance teacher from Navan, Co Meath, in Ireland, was sentenced to six months in prison over allegations that the pop music mogul groped him in Dublin nightclub Krystle last April.