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‘Hacked’ Iker Casillas apologises after ‘I’m gay’ tweet labelled disrespectful

Former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has apologised to the LGBT community, claiming his official Twitter account had been hacked after a post earlier on Sunday read: “I hope you respect me – I’m gay.” The message quickly gained ...

09 Oct 2022 at 22:21

Sport

‘Hacked’ Iker Casillas apologises to LGBT community after ‘I’m gay’ Twitter post

09 Oct 2022 at 20:11

National News

HSE widening rollout of monkeypox vaccine to people at high risk

Hundreds of people who are at high risk of contracting monkeypox will be offered a vaccine against the disease in the coming weeks, the HSE has said. The health service said it will begin widening the rollout of the vaccine in the next ...

17 Aug 2022 at 21:29

Sport

IRFU bans trans women and trans girls aged over 12 from female contact rugby

The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced that it is to ban trans women and girls over the age of 12 from playing female contact rugby, in a decision that has been met with criticism from trans rights groups. The rugby organisation ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:03

National News

Varadkar says IRFU should listen to trans players ‘excluded’ from contact rugby

Irish deputy leader Leo Varadkar has said it is important for the IRFU to listen to the people who may be excluded from playing sport, after the rugby organisation announced a decision to ban trans women from playing contact rugby. ...

11 Aug 2022 at 21:48

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Footballer Zander Murray ‘humbled’ by reaction since revealing he is gay

Footballer Zander Murray says he has been overwhelmed by messages of support since he became the first senior Scottish football player to reveal that he is gay. The Gala Fairydean Rovers striker made the announcement last week, ...

25 Sept 2022 at 12:41

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Footballer Zander Murray ‘humbled’ by reaction since revealing he is gay

Footballer Zander Murray says he has been overwhelmed by messages of support since he became the first senior Scottish footballer to reveal that he is gay. The Gala Fairydean Rovers striker made the announcement last week, ...

20 Sept 2022 at 14:36

Sport

FIFA urged to let Harry Kane and others wear rainbow-coloured armbands in Qatar

Banning anti-discrimination armbands at the World Cup in Qatar would send out a “devastating” signal, a world players’ union chief has said. FIFA is yet to confirm whether captains from nine European nations, including ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:04

Sport

Southgate: Not a lot more players can do to tackle Qatar human rights issues

England manager Gareth Southgate believes there is “not a lot more players can do” to tackle the human rights issues in Qatar after the decision to wear special captain’s armbands during the World Cup was criticised. ...

23 Sept 2022 at 02:10

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Tom Daley: My diving career has got me to a place where I can fight for others

Tom Daley says that his successful 21-year diving career has taken him to a place where he can “start to fight for other people”. The 28-year-old Olympian said that speaking up for LGBT+ rights had been “really ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

National News

Belfast Pride parade returns to city streets for first time in three years

Belfast’s Pride parade returns to the city on Saturday, with organisers promising the largest one the city has ever witnessed. The usually annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 ...

30 Jul 2022 at 13:57

Sport

Commonwealth Games can be important to highlight where inequalities persist

The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham can be a vehicle to highlight where inequalities persist, a global LGBTQ+ rights group hopes. Thirty-five Commonwealth countries continue to criminalise same-sex ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:00

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