Radio review: Newstalk host airs pet peeves, while Miriam hears of liaisons in Luggala

A shifting matrix of biological, psychological and social factors influence our sex drives

‘Everybody just wants a tangible memory of their child...the cot let us bring Ellen home’

In this introduction to friendship week, Laura Kennedy looks at how friendships often take a back seat to romantic or family relationships despite studies that show they are essential to health and happiness

Take stock, set goals, re-form habits and refocus: ditching harmful routines sounds easy

Take your time before you react to annoying people

Trish Murphy says youngsters start accessing material from early puberty

Our recent survey included the following previously unpublished material on pornography use. Here, therapists and psychologists offers their views on the results

A recent Irish Times survey suggests pornography is being widely used in Ireland. Therapists say it distorts our sexuality and – for some – is a gateway to prostitution

The sex survey: Bringing phones and laptops to bed is impacting negatively on your sex lives

What you told us about your body image, ability to orgasm, and erectile dysfunction

What is ‘average’? When it comes to sex, it’s comforting to know we are not as strange or weird as we might think

On Monday we publish the full results of our sex survey, which more than 12,000 of you participated in. As a taster of what's ahead, here’s what you told us about cybersex

One in five respondents said they have done it, rising to one in four among 17-24-year-olds

Almost half of sexually active men do it more than once a week, compared with a quarter of women

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

More than 12,000 readers participated in The Irish Times sex survey, with some surprising results

Expert advises on how parents with children travelling abroad can manage their fears

Our online survey will give us a snapshot of the sexual practices and experiences of Irish people

Stephen Fry recently married a man 30 years his junior. What factors determine the chances of success of such relationships?

Foot-long marine turtle did not survive landing on rocks of Rossnowlagh beach

There are thousands of therapists out there, but it’s not easy to assess their qualifications, particularly in the throes of a crisis. Here’s our guide to finding help

More than 200,000 people looking for ‘no-pressure intimacy’ are tapping into Cuddlr. How confident is the app’s maker that it will remain about over-the-shirt encounters?

Analysis: Tilda study shows mothers particularly suffer loneliness and depression after children emigrate

Although most arguments by couples never get resolved it is the way they fight that is key to maintaining a good relationship says Dr Trish Murphy

About 1 per cent of the population feels little or no sexual desire or attraction towards either gender. ‘Aces’, as they are increasingly known, say it is not a choice

Vintage Summer: Mary Marryat’s column in Woman’s Weekly shows just how much attitudes to sex, death and abuse have shifted

She doesn’t like him because he says he will never get married and have children, and he made this clear to me from the start

Gwyneth Paltrow has been sharing her domestic divinity for years - you can bet she won’t be gaining three stone and feeling depressed about the divorce

It was heaven for a while, until recently, when I discovered he was in love with someone else (much younger and single)

From bridesmaids planning an exit to wrestling your reception away from your parents, Kate Holmquist is here to help you navigate up the aisle

Not having children leads to exclusion for couples, even more so if they have decided not to reproduce

Tell Me About It – Kate Holmquist answers your questions