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Forget about consensual sex, where’s the care-filled sex?

Recent films, books and podcasts are highlighting how women are left feeling vulnerable and even violated due to…

By Roe McDermott

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Ireland’s most searched porn categories by county are interesting, to say the least

Pornhub Insights have released a county by county breakdown of Ireland’s most searched porn categories and yes, Roscommon,…

By Sarah Gill

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Irish teenagers are leaving school with little understanding of how their bodies work

The experts weigh in on the key facts every secondary school student in Ireland – of all genders…

By Meg Walker

The orgasm gap
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The Orgasm Gap: ‘We have this frustrating myth that sex is easy and innate’

Is there a story you have told yourself about how sex “should” be? Aoife Drury, psychosexual and relationship…

By Aoife Drury

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Inside the secret world of Ireland’s kink, BDSM and swinging scene

By Sophie White

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If lockdown has killed your libido, you are not alone

Whether you’re in the lockdown love-in or Covid cold war camp, chances are this pandemic is having an…

By Lizzie Gore-Grimes

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‘I slept with my sister’s husband and feel awful’

"I started calling in when the kids were at nursery and only the second time we were completely…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

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‘Puberty is a gift from God’: Ireland’s new Catholic sex education is not good enough

When it comes to sex education, children and teenagers don’t need prayers; they need to be able to…

By Lynn Enright

Is it time we threw out the book entirely, and made up our own relationship rules? 
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Sleeping in separate beds and other ‘alternative’ practices that help these relationships thrive

From being engaged to a partner 30-years your junior, to couples living apart entirely – Michelle Heffernan speaks…

By Michelle Heffernan

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What should you do when you know your marriage is over?

The end of a relationship is both an emotionally and practically complex moment. We spoke to an experienced…

By Grace McGettigan

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Porn addiction: ‘It was like having another relationship. It was affecting me physically and I was sneaking around’

Ireland is now the sixth largest consumer of pornography in the world, and while pornography can have benefits,…

By Michelle Heffernan

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Pandemic dating: ‘Sorry I can’t see you anymore, I’m in a bubble with my mum’

Finn McRedmond broke up with her boyfriend two weeks before lockdown 1.0. After a year of pandemic dating,…

By Finn McRedmond