LGBT representative calls for action plan to tackle hate crime following Yousef Palani sentencing
A representative for the LGBT community says the events of April 2022 will cast a shadow over Sligo and the North West for some time to come. Pádraig Rice was reacting after the Yousef Palani was sentenced yesterday in the Central Criminal Courts. The Policy and Research manager with LGBT…
Sligo Pride urges members of the LGBTQ community to be more security conscious
Sligo Pride has called for members of the LGBTQ community to take extra precautions following suspicious murders of two men in Sligo this week Gardaí are investigating whether there is a homophobic hate-related motive to the murders, and whether the victims met their attacker online. Sligo Pride has…
Two years jail for man who attacked Leitrim LGBT+ activist
A man who attacked a County Leitrim LGBT+ activist at an anti-lockdown rally in Dublin last year has been jailed for two years. Michael Quinn, of Malone Flats, Market Street, Ardee, Co Louth, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Ruth O’Rourke, also known as Izzy Kamikaze. The 30-year-old hit…
LGBT vigil to take place to mark Orlando tragedy
A vigil is due to take place in Sligo later this evening to mark the Orlando shooting tragedy in which 49 people were killed in a gay nightclub. The vigil will be held outside the Town Hall in Sligo at 6 o’clock. Nigel Gallagher is one of the organisers of…