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It was a mixed week on social media for some Sinn Féin TDs, with party leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised over a tribute to a late IRA commander, while a speech by Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould proved a hit in an unlikely market. McDonald’s post on X marking the first anniversary of “comrade” Brendan … Read more
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One fight for equality followed another for Stephen and Ben Stephen Milton and his husband Ben on their wedding day We landed in Sydney in August 2017 where my Australian husband Ben had secured a job. My visa had been approved and a new chapter unfurled ahead of us. But our marriage of more than … Read more
A sunny Friday evening in Dublin and the George, perhaps Ireland’s most famous LGBTQ+ bar, is buzzing. The colourful venue on South Great George’s Street – painted purple outside and bedecked with rainbow regalia within – opened in 1985, providing a rare “safe space” for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. As the … Read more
Ex-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins singer Lyra on RTÉ’s new adventure show tonight The Journal Ray Goggins: Leo and Lyra ‘were great to work with’ RTE.ie Galway hurling legend joins former Taoiseach and host of stars for reality show Connacht Tribune Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he … Read more
TUV leader Jim Allister accused former Irish premier Leo Varadkar of ‘partitioning’ the UK during the Brexit negotiations (Niall Carson/PA) Leo Varadkar has said that achieving a united Ireland is the “great cause of our generation” and has asked Irish-America to help secure it. In a speech in Philadelphia, the former taoiseach called for some … Read more
Micheál Martin has never stayed in the official Taoiseach’s residence in the Phoenix Park – in contrast to former taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who stayed there for 119 nights during his term of office. Records released by the Office of Public Works show neither Mr Martin nor Simon Harris, when taoiseach, have ever spent a night … Read more
Archyde Road Safety Advocacy Fueled by Personal Tragedy: Lessons for the U.S. published March 30, 2025 In a poignant address at a road safety event in Galway, Ireland, on Friday, former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar recounted a personal tragedy that deeply influenced his commitment too road safety legislation. The event, organized by the road … Read more
Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed he will feature in a travel-related television programme due to air on RTÉ later this year. The former Fine Gael leader also confirmed he begins a new advisory role with United States-based public relations firm Penta on April 10th – one year and two days after he stepped down … Read more