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LGBT organisations everywhere should (hopefully) be further distancing themselves from LGBT Noise’s latest same-sex marriage campaign which was reported in today’s (Friday, April 22, 2011) Irish Examiner. The campaign is currently attracting the interest of those seeking to use the Blasphemy law of Ireland for the first time. Ever the attention seeking organisation LGBT Noise has [...]

The recent march for marriage equality has left several people within the media and politics a tad bemused. I mean if you are going to send a message to the hegemonic powers-that-be August 22nd is the time to do it, isn’t it? Of course it is and the ever-professional, influential and powerful lobby group LGBT [...]

In light of the rumors surrounding a Cóir demonstration at this years Dublin Pride parade which is scheduled to take place I spoke with Oisín O Reilly, chairperson of the Dublin Pride Committee 2010. The rumors have been circulating for over a week and Susie at Maman Poulet first blogged about it. The Dublin Pride [...]

As promised in my previous post I have two interviews with individuals representing the Christian Solidarity Party and the Campaign for Conscience who were protesting outside Leinster House today. They were attempting to highlight their dissatisfaction with the Civil Partnership Bill which is before the houses. Christian Solidarity Party interview is with Paul O’Loughlin, former [...]

Here are some of the photos I took at today’s protest. Organisations represented were: Campaign for Conscience Christian Solidarity Party Private individuals Coír (depending on who you believe, and I chose to believe my eyes and Dave Cochrane) Those attending on several occasions denied that Coir had anything to do with the protest even though [...]