back to the eastgarden
the eastgarden

Ireland
Eire

Irish flag
 
Disclaimer: This information on the situation of homosexuals all over the world may not be completely accurate or up-to-date. The information is gathered on the Internet and in other publications. If you have any additional information, corrections, comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact me at 
<never@heterosexual.com>

Updated 99-03-17

Information on the situation for homosexuals in Ireland:

Legal

Gay sex was legalized as late as in 1993. Lesbian sex still isn't mentioned in the law!

I must admit I started out searching for information about Ireland quite prejudiced. My picture of Ireland as a deeply Catholic country, almost entirely run by a church from the Dark Ages seems to be quite wrong. A lot has happened on the Emerald Isle during the past few years. Several gay venues have popped up in the cities and there are several active glb organizations.
 
If you have any further information on the current situation in Ireland, please contact me
 

Age of consent Male-Female Male-Male Female-Female
Ireland 17 17 17
Viewing adult material in Ireland is illegal.

Further information on the situation in Ireland can be found at:

Gay Community News

Queer Ireland Links

Ireland's Pink Pages
 

Statistics:

Republic, Europe
Area: 70,283 km²
Population: 3.7 mill.
Capital: Dublin
Currency: punt
St. Patrick's Day: Mar. 17

ISO 3166 Internet Country Code(s):
.ie
Back to the list of countries

Next: Isle of Man
Back to the front page