From The Editor

While we take for granted our right to marry, many LGBT asylum seekers in Ireland are living in a system of fear...

We Asked The Team

What Would Be The Theme Of Your Big Day?

Sylvia Meehan

A Fearless Champion of Equality For All

Water Cooler Chatter: Dublin Pride and The Pope’s Visit

GCN has launched a petition for the 2019 Pride Parade to march through the main streets of Dublin.

I Can See Clerys Now

The countdown timer is ticking for the Irish cinema release of Under The Clock.

Busby Berkery

Irish choreographer extraordinaire, James Berkery (pictured) will have his mad skills blown large on the big screen with the release of the short dance film Four Quartets.

Be Kind, Rewind

Mark O'Connell's queer ode to 80's movies.

Bi Visibility Day

Sunday, September 23 was the official worldwide Bi Visibility Day.

A Quickie with...

Pop Sensation Saara Alto talks coming out and her upcoming gig in Dublin.

QUEER VIEW MIRROR

Another month, another clerical abuse scandal. Germany, Australia, Chile, the

Get Away Before Your Big Day!

Lisa Connell visits the fabulous Farnham Estate; the place where mini-’moon dreams are made.

The Book Guy

What’s keeping Stephen Boylan up at night this month?

The Good Book

Darragh Martin, authour of Future Popes Of Ireland talks to Peter Dunne about inspirations, dark comedy and the place for religion in a country slowing losing its own.

Family Matters

While many gay male couples in Ireland have had children using surrogate pregnancies, the current legalities around surrogacy in Ireland are difficult at best. A new bill will aim to iron out the issues, but legal professionals and LGBT+ organisations are raising major issues with its current shape, while for one gay couple the delay with its introduction has proven untenable.

The Story of Same-Sex Marriage

Here is the current state of marriage equality worldwide.

We Met Through GCN

We speak to married couples who met through the classified ads section of GCN.

The Wedding Guest Survival Guide

There’s plenty of wedding etiquette available for happy couples approaching their big day, but what about the guests?

Leanne & Elaine

Our Wedding Party

Pat & Steve

Our City Wedding

Roisín & Elaine

Our Dream Wedding In Donegal

Joey & Liam

Our Prom-Themed Wedding

Wedding Directory Venues

An 18th century Palladian mansion set on over 300 acres

Seeking Sanctuary

“I’m in a bad dream,” says former mental health worker, Clarice Mhonderwa from Zimbabwe, who has just had her application for asylum in Ireland turned down. Ater three years waiting in the Direct Provision system, unable to work and on a basic allowance of €21.60 a week, Clarice now faces the possibility of returning to a country where LGBT+ people are characterised as “worse than dogs”

Inside Out

Star of the groundbreaking BBC sitcom Boy Meets Girl, actress and comedian Rebecca Root makes history as the irst trans actor playing a trans character in professional Irish theatre in Rathmines Road, staged as part of the upcoming Dublin Theatre Festival.

Ray O’Neill

The rise of unlimited choice and seeming availability has left us unable to enjoy one thing without the fear that we’re missing out on something better, turning us into FOMOsexuals.

Shirley’s Burn Book

Angela Fusciardi, CBB's Rodrigo, Coleen Nolan, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj are all in Shirley's Burn Book this month.