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Seven in ten female respondents aged 25 to 34 said they have used them

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For many of today’s young women, to have hairy underarms and legs is embarrassing. Which is a shame, because hair is sexy

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Always open about his struggles with obesity, Davis had over the past year lost a third of his body weight

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A recent conference in Dublin explored the ‘end of retirement’ – but is the ‘third act’ a concept only for the wealthy?

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Elizabeth McClean and Inish O’Doherty came home from US for Christmas wedding in Ireland

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Three out of five adults support a ban on slapping, research has found

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The Potentialife programme aims to bring out the best in businesspeople

After six years of a ‘draining’ divorce process in Ireland, one woman moved to US

Should a woman in her 40s be financially supported by her ex-husband instead of going out to work?

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Feeling overwhelmed already? Christmas doesn’t have to be so stressful.

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Opinion: ‘In the debate about the criminalisation of the purchase of sex, it is an overlooked issue’

Kate Holmquist, journalist

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