Two leading human rights organisations, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Marriage Equality, have strongly criticised the use of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) complaints procedures to “chill” public discussions about equality.
The groups spoke out after the BAI Compliance Committee partially upheld a complaint against the Newstalk Breakfast Show (ref 101/14) today (20 November 2014).
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RTÉ’s Derek Mooney, presenter of the Mooney Show on RTÉ Radio 1. [Image: powerscourt.ie]
“Can lesbian and gay people not now talk about their lives and their aspirations as Irish citizens on the airwaves, or about their experiences of love and commitment without somebody opposing them?”
So said GLEN Chair Kieran Rose, responding to today’s ruling by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland upholding a complaint on a discussion on civil partnership and civil marriage on RTÉ’s Derek Mooney show last January.
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Eoin Hendrick writes for EILE on the eve of Dublin Pride’s big parade day, when the city will come alive with colour, music and love
The countdown is on: only 24 hours remain until the largest LGBTQ pride parade takes to the streets of Dublin, commencing at 1.45pm tomorrow, Saturday 28 June.
Nearly all of Ireland’s LGBTQ community groups, along with businesses, political parties and civic groups, will rally at Parnell Square in Dublin city centre before marching through the city’s meandering streets.
Alongside these groups will be individuals, families, friends and LGBT allies, who are free to join in the parade at any point along its way – Dublin’s is one of the last European Pride Parades to remain open to all, with no barriers erected. This reflects Dublin Pride’s open and inclusive ethos – we welcome everyone to march with us – to celebrate and to be proud.
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The Vatican has published a document yesterday, that advises the Catholic Church to be less critical of homosexuals, while also welcoming their children into the Church without prejudice.
The 75-page document, titled ‘Instrumentum Laboris’, has been prepared ahead of the synod of Catholic bishops, which is set to take place at the Vatican in October this year. The document is based on a 39-question survey that was sent out to bishops across the world, who shared it with their priests to gather the opinions of parishioners worldwide.
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Senator Deirdre Clune and the Rev. Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, pictured at the official launch LGBT Awareness Week at Cork City Hall.
[Photo: Diane Cusack] The Bishop of Cork, the Right Rev. Dr. Paul Colton, has said that Christianity, including the Church of Ireland, “has caused deep hurt and tangible damage to gay and lesbian people” over the centuries.
The Rev. Dr Colton, the Church of Ireland’s Bishop for Cork, Cloyne and Ross, was Guest of Honour at this year’s Cork LGBT Awareness Week, where he spoke eloquently at its launch at Cork City Hall about the diversity of views within the church towards LGBT issues, and the graciousness of being invited to speak at such an event.
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EILE Magazine
is thrilled to announce that we are the official LGBT Media Partner in Ireland for this year’s Dublin Pride festival!
Dublin Pride takes place from the 14th to 29th of June this year, and EILE Magazine will be keeping you up to date with regular news and event listings for the festival, including interviews and competitions. Any updates regarding Dublin Pride will be found here on eile.ie, while our ‘Guide to Pride’ feature will be available in the June digital monthly issue of EILE Magazine.
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This Way Out is featured weekly here on EILE Magazine
Every week, EILE Magazine features the latest episode from our friends at This Way Out, the international LGBT radio show which is produced in Los Angeles. This Way Out is available in 200 countries worldwide, as well as here each week on EILE!
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Jay Brannan is a well established actor and singer/songwriter from Texas, with a strong following in the gay community worldwide. This is his title song from the 2012 album, Rob Me Blind, available on iTunes. We hope you enjoy this beautiful song and its video!
One of the most destructive fires in the history of the city occurred on 18 June 1875, when a disastrous fire in the Liberties area of the city saw burning whiskey flow through the streets of the area like lava. A malt house and a bonded warehouse went up in flames, leaving the burning liquid to flow down Ardee Street and Mill Street. The fire began just after 8pm, and contemporary news reports give an idea of just how much burning booze was involved, with the Illustrated London News reporting:
The fire was at Reid’s malt-house and Malone’s bonded warehouse, in the Liberties. The former had above £2000 worth of malt in it, and the latter, which immediately adjoins it, had 1800 puncheons of whisky, the property of various distillers, and worth £54,000.
The Illustrated London News reports the blaze. (Image digitised by South Dublin County Libraries, http://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/handle/10599/11048)
The lava…
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