Rory O’Neill is a Dublin-based stand-up comedian and self-described accidental activist for gay rights, who sees his duty as “to say the unsayable”.
#IndexAwards2015: Arts nominee Rory “Panti Bliss” O’Neill
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CATEGORY: Ireland
Padraig Reidy: Laugh? I nearly died. Of hunger
Those who have raised their voice attempting to prevent the development of a comedy show script based on the Irish famine are simply parading their ignorance
Padraig Reidy: Let’s ban the word “internet”
We have to stop thinking about things happening “on the internet”, when it’s simply part of human interaction for millions
Padraig Reidy: Gerry Adams’ half-remembered Republican mythology
As with much half-remembered Republican mythology, Gerry Adams’ quip at a US fundraiser wasn’t the whole story.
Padraig Reidy: Blasphemy laws protect only power, never people
Religious persecution is real, and should be fought. Freedom of belief is a basic right. But blasphemy laws protect only power, and never people.
Has Ireland reintroduced criminal libel?
An Irish court has created a precedent where damage to a person’s reputation could lead to criminal sanction — and no one seems to have noticed, writes Padraig Reidy
Bad history and bad politics
Padraig Reidy on why we must combat taboos about discussing events of the past
Ireland’s RTE under fire for apology to Iona Institute
Irish state-run television broadcaster RTE has come under heavy criticism after offering a full apology and possible financial compensation to the Iona Institute, a conservative Catholic lobby groups declared “homophobic” by a talk show guest
Ireland: Legal threats from Catholic commentators put drag artist Panti in a twist
A gay performer faces legal action after criticising “homophobic” journalists. But does this signal the weakness of traditional views on sexuality? Padraig Reidy reports