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Hall of Fame, which was first launched in May with 21 founding inductees. Additional members will be inducted each December going forward.“The 2021 inductees to the LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame shattered lavender ceilings to become historic firsts in their positions and then made LGBTQ equality a priority when in office,” Annise Parker, a former Mayor of Houston and the current president and CEO of LGBTQ Victory Institute, said in a statement.

Sinéad O’Connor’s family have released a public statement a month after her tragic death at age 56.

As the world continues to mourn the loss of Sinéad O’Connor, her family is reaching out with a new message to fans.

Sinead O’Connor in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute.Details of her funeral were shared yesterday (August 7), with fans invited to say a “last goodbye” to the singer and activist as a procession followed a route along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow.Starting earlier this morning (August 8), the cortege began at the Harbour Bar continued to the other end of Strand Road. It also stopped by the house where O’Connor lived for 15 years, and a private burial ceremony is soon to follow.For the event, thousands of fans came out to bid farewell to the ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer and pay their respects.

she died in her London home at the age of 56.Thousands of fans and mourners roped around the streets of her hometown of Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.Following a private memorial service, her cortege strolled down the roads in a vintage VW van by her former home and had Bob Marley’s song “Natural Mystic” blaring from the hearse.As her hearse was driven down the avenues, sobs could be heard throughout the large crowds as some clapped, cheered and placed flowers onto the vehicle.O’Connor’s casket was also shrouded in blue, white and pink florals.The mourning fans also included children who held onto teddy bears and some people donned Irish hats, scarves and flags, banners, dogs and musical instruments as they watched the procession pass by.The funeral service was reportedly led by the Chief Imam of the Islamic Centre of Ireland, Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, according to Ireland’s news channel RTE.The country’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as well as the Irish President Michael D. Higgins were in attendance at the burial service.

Irish singer, songwriter and activist Sineád O’Connor, whose death at 56 was announced by her family today, is being remembered by her peers as an icon whose commitment to honest expression, in both her music and her life, was unwavering.

Sinead O'Connor has been described as an 'unmatched talent' following her death at the age of 56. Tributes have been paid to the singer-songwriter by names from the world of music and politics.

Kevin Bakhurst, the newly appointed director-general of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, has stood down the company’s entire executive board following a pay scandal involving the broadcaster’s lead presenter.

Stormy Daniels has described the moment Donald Trump allegedly took off “most of his clothes” in a hotel room. The former US president has been arrested and arraigned over so-called hush money payments to the adult film star in 2016.

Niall Horan gave a flawless performance as part of the White House’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration, admitting to the crowd of dignitaries that he was nervous and “I don’t think I’ve ever been so scared.”

Boris Johnson cannot be trusted on the international stage to do Brexit trade deals, Ireland’s deputy Prime Minister has warned.

The Irish Independent, Varadkar had reportedly flown to the UK on a private jet for the festival.The newspaper also revealed what they said was a recording of Varadkar saying he “definitely” didn’t think that Britain was “an example to follow” in terms of allowing live events.In addition, many were particularly angered by the fact that Ireland’s biggest festival, Electric Picnic, was cancelled by the country’s government.Photos of Varadkar were circulated on Twitter and prompted widespread

Screen Ireland has chosen Steven Davenport, who has headed up its Inward Production department since 2016, to lead its new U.S. office.

came out during Irelands referendum on marriage equality in 2015 during a radio interview, has had his personal address- where he lives with husband Matthew Barrett, graffitied on a wall in Belfast in Northern Ireland and received a number of other threats believed to be homophobic in nature and from other corners of the far-right and anti-lockdown movements.Despite some outlets having wrongly claimed that Varadkar and his husband were forced to move to a more secure location due to the threats

His successor as taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, might be all about doing The Loco-Motion with Kylie Minogue, but for Enda Kenny his big passion is just plain old locomotives. Now the retired politician, who stepped down as taoiseach in 2017 and gave up his Dáil seat last year, is on track to host his first ever TV show on that very subject.

Yes, you read that correctly — singer Bressie has come clean and opened up about those rumours of his secret romance with Tanaiste Leo Varadkar.The Blizzards singer addressed the speculation on the latest episode of his podcast Where Is My Mind.Clearing things up for all those involved, Niall Breslin, known as Bressie, has let us all know that his romantic involvement with Leo is no more than a rumour but couldn’t resist having a little fun first.Bressie started the podcast stating: ‘I think

Kylie Minogue has said she was surprised Leo Varadkar faced a backlash for sending her a letter ahead of an Irish gig in 2018.

A post shared by Leo Varadkar (@leovaradkar) on Jul 9, 2020 at 2:19am PDTHe is not, however, the only leader, or former leader in his case, to soldier on in tight or unusual quarters.  A post shared by Boris Johnson (@borisjohnsonuk) on Jun 22, 2020 at 1:57pm PDTLiving at No. 10 definitely has its perks.

The global COVID-19 outbreak has led to the cancellation of 500 Pride marches across the world. Global Pride 2020 – a trans-national online event today hopes to fill this gap and has organised what it calls the world’s biggest ever LGBTQI Pride event.The Asia-Pacific segment kicks off the 24-hour online broadcast.

pop culture reference into his speeches when addressing the nation.Most recently he quoted Lord of the Rings when he spoke about speeding up reopening the country.And now the Taoiseach has been challenged by Samwise Gamgee himself to include another famous movie in his speech.Sean Astin who starred in Lord of the Rings sent a message to 2FM this week after finding out Leo quoted him earlier this month.He said: ‘So, this afternoon let me end with words of hope.

Last night saw the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar appear on The Late Late Show to explain the Government’s strategy for dealing with the current health crisis. 

Leo Varadkar will be on the Late Late Show on Friday night to discuss the latest Covid-19 measures.

Last night we all tuned in to watch Taoiseach Leo Varadkar address the nation on a ‘Saint Patrick’s Day like no other.’

Leo Varadkar has asked the people of Ireland to practice social distancing and stay at home where possible.

A lot of gigs have been cancelled as Leo Varadkar has banned indoor gatherings of over 100 people.

On Thursday, Leo Varadkar announced that schools and colleges around the country would close for two weeks.

RTE host David McCullagh’s smirk may have just been the most worthwhile thing to happen so far with the Election debates, and Twitter definitely agrees.

We’ve got a text! And it’s reminding us that Love Island won’t be on Virgin Media One on Thursday, January 30th.

The Taoiseach said he relieved that Boris Johnson won an outright majority in the UK election as it ends the uncertainty over Brexit. Leo Varadkar said he was “relieved for my country”, because it’s a boost for those who support the Britain’s Withdrawal Agreement from the EU.