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

By Sophie White

Dating apps: meeting online is still subject to social snobbery
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SELF

Why is there still such snobbery around how you met your partner…especially if it was online?

‘Welcome to the Age of Tinder Divorce’ a recent headline shouted in the wake of research that suggests…

By Kate Demolder

LIVING

Kate Winslet wanted a ‘bulgy bit of belly’ left in one ‘Mare of Easttown’ scene and we love her for it

Fresh off several wins at the Emmys, everyone is still talking about 'Mare of Easttown' and there's a…

By Sarah Finnan

AGENDA

OnlyFans backtracks on decision to ban all sexually explicit content

OnlyFans has reversed plans to ban all “sexually explicit” content from its website after the decision was met…

By Sarah Finnan

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SELF

Post-lockdown dating diaries: ‘I’m more seasoned in casual sex than dating’

Hannah Kingston reports on the joys (and trials) of post-break-up, post-lockdown dating in Australia.One night stands. A delicious…

By Hannah Kingston

UTIs - everything you need to know about urinary tract infections

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UTIs explained: 23 burning questions about urinary tract infections

Do you suffer from cystitis, UTIs or kidney infections? We speak with Dr Deirdre Fanning, a Consultant Urologist…

By Grace McGettigan

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

EDITORIAL

‘I can’t enjoy sex as I always feel like I’m about to pass wind’

In our Hit Me Up series, resident agony aunt Rhona McAuliffe offers advice to a reader who is…

By Rhona Mcauliffe

EDITORIAL

Gywneth Paltrow talks loss of libido during lockdown (and we’re all listening intently)

In a new video with her husband Brad Falchuk, Gwyneth Paltrow opens up about family and intimacy issues…

By Edaein OConnell

STIs Ireland

EDITORIAL

STIs are on the rise – but 4 out of 5 young Irish people aren’t getting tested

A new survey conducted by LetsGetChecked has found 80% of young people have no intention of having an…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

Can only a man commit rape? Yes, according to UK law

Under current UK legislation, only a man can commit rape. Amanda Cassidy on gender double standards when it…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Love Island secrets and why producers are right to censor contestants being intimate

Love Island contestants are having sex in the villa and producers have been criticised for deciding not to…

By Amanda Cassidy