Ireland

Leo Varadkar was elected leader of the nation's governing party, and as such he will become prime minister.

Leo Varadkar could become Europe's second sitting openly gay leader, joining Luxembourg's Xavier Bettel.

Leprechauns are the tip of the iceberg.

Janet O’Sullivan is one of the founders of Ireland's Abortion Rights Campaign, the group behind the annual March for Choice in Dublin. More than 20,000 people attended this year’s demonstration in September. Here is a recollection of O’Sullivan’s personal story, as told to Kay Cairns.

A year ago this month, Irish voters approved marriage equality by popular vote. Writer Charlie Bird goes beyond the headlines of that historic day in his new book, A Day in May. Read a heartbreaking, but beautiful, excerpt from John Paul Calnan below.