Nonetheless, staff are believed to be receiving overwhelming support from the public in the form of everything from bouquets to letters and chocolates. The gestures are said to be helping those affected through a difficult period. 

Cork City Council has been a member of the Rainbow Cities Network since 2020 and is one of 20 European cities engaged in an EU-funded policy initiative EU For Citizens.

Cork City Council and the Cork LGBTI+ Inter-Agency Group are hosting the Global Rainbow Cities Network Policy Conference this week in City Hall.

LINC is an NGO that supports and advocates for lesbian and bisexual women and their families.

This service comes on the run up to World AIDS Day, in an effort to end the stigma surrounding HIV.

Earlier this week, the IRFU announced a change to its gender participation policy, meaning that contact rugby for players in the female category is now limited to those whose sex was recorded as female at birth.

A spokesperson for the group said he hopes this year’s inaugural event will be the first in a long tradition of such events. 

Located near Eason and Brown Thomas, the crossings have been installed just ahead of Cork Pride festival which kicks off on Saturday. 

South Parish Community Centre was transformed into a riot of colour to accommodate 18 students marking their “draguation”.