sex and relationships

Love Island

AGENDA

Love Island and lad culture… looks like nothing has changed

From lad culture and power play to self-preservation and public perception, Love Island tells us more about ourselves…

By Sarah Gill

SELF

Why is everyone breaking up and is Covid still to blame? 

Winter time may be cuffing season, but summer seems to be break-up season. TikTok, Hot Girl Summer and the…

By Sarah Finnan

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SELF

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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SELF

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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LIVING

Lynn Enright: This test is redefining female pleasure in film and TV (and ‘Bridgerton’ passes)

Lynn Enright wonders if 'The Clit Test' has the potential to change the kind of sex we see…

By Lynn Enright

SELF

A sex and relationships therapist on how keep your relationship healthy during a pandemic

Aoife Drury is a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist who is passionate about dismantling stigma and myths surrounding sex…

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STYLE

Christmas gift ideas for that new special someone in your life

Getting into a relationship just before December 25th – though exciting – can be confusing too. What does…

By Sarah Finnan

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AGENDA

The Budget contraception scheme still holds women in Ireland responsible for safe sex

Excluding girls under 17 and women over 25, the new government contraception proposal perpetuates the age-old female stereotypes…

By Kate Demolder

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RELATIONSHIPS

‘I went to a matchmaker to find love. Here’s what happened’

Is it just an expensive Tinder, or does bespoke matchmaking at a dating agency actually work? Christina McLoughlin…

By Christina McLoughlin

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SELF

Behind Closed Doors: ‘I’m an IT consultant by day and a dominatrix by night’

LA-born but living in Ireland, Clarity Mills runs an IT consultancy business. By night she works as a…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

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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SELF

‘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