Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) - The applicant argued that his conviction for homosexual activities with adolescents had been discriminatory as it had been based on his sexual orientation - No violation 

Article 14 in conjunction with Article 8 - The applicant alleged discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and on the grounds of age, on the basis that the legislation set down different ages of consent for homosexual and heterosexual acts 

Article 8 (Respect for private life) - Conviction for gross indecency involving several men in private

Article 8 (Respect for private life) - Prohibition of homosexual relations in private between consenting adults

Ireland's criminalisation of certain homosexual acts between consenting adult men was in breach of Article 8

Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, which criminalised male homosexual acts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, breached the defendant's rights under Article 8