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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 few weeks to ...

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 said that ...

10 Aug 2022 at 16:03

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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. Speaking ...

11 Aug 2022 at 21:48

Sport

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, saying he ...

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, saying he ...

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 England and ...

23 Sept 2022 at 12:04

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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. The Football ...

23 Sept 2022 at 02:10

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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 pandemic, is back on ...

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 relationships, according to ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:00

National News

97 cases of monkeypox confirmed in Ireland

There have been 97 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ireland, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). This is up from a total of 85 confirmed cases notified to health authorities ...

04 Aug 2022 at 15:17

Sport

Birmingham bosses working with Tom Daley to improve LGBTQ+ inclusivity at Games

Commonwealth Games organisers say they have co-operated closely with Tom Daley to ensure Birmingham 2022 is inclusive for athletes and spectators from the LGBTQ+ community. Almost half of Commonwealth member states still ...

28 Jul 2022 at 14:27

Suspect remains in custody as gardai continue to probe murders of two men

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Suspect remains in custody as police in Ireland probe murders of two men

A man remains in custody in Ireland as police investigate the murders of two men who detectives believe may have met their killer online. Gardai are conducting two separate murder inquiries after the violent deaths of ...

14 Apr 2022 at 10:14

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