Results from Europe’s biggest ever survey on LGBT discrimination and hate crime are released today. Over 93,000 people responded to the EU LGBT survey conducted by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. The Agency (FRA) provides evidence-based advice to EU and national decision makers so as to inform debates, policies and laws on fundamental rights. The survey […]
You may have noticed a lack of referendum blogging round these parts. I admit I can’t be bothered. I don’t even know if I’ll vote. That for me is terrible. But both sides and the issue itself are not energising me anyway. Or they are making me terribly angry at the inaccessibility, scare tactics and […]
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ILGA Europe (International Lesbian and Gay Association) are running a campaign aimed at members of the European Parliament to seek their commitment on LGBT rights. So far seven Irish MEP’s have signed the 10 point pledge on LGBT rights issues. So Liam Aylward, Mairead McGuinness, Gay Mitchell (remember him?), Pat (The Cope) Gallagher, Brian Crowley, […]
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Photo earlier today from the Informal Heads of State meeting in Brussels. Pictures from the Council of the European Union. Enda and Nicolas Sarkozy exchanged strong words tonight. Do you think he was deep in thought practising his french in the picture? ‘Paddy voudrais savoir ce que se passe, M. Sarkozy! Ne touchez pas notre […]
Today is International Students Day and the Irish Second Level Students Union and the Children’s Rights Alliance are holding Your World – Your Say a Consultation on Children’s Views on their Engagement in European and International Levels of Decision-Making. 100 young people from all over the country are gathering in Dublin to talk about the […]
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