What Angelina Jolie’s article has doneThe Hollywood actor’s announcement in the ‘New York Times’ of her double mastectomy has highlighted the dilemma facing other women who carry genes associated with cancer. Here, four Irish women tell their storiesSat May 18 2013 - 02:00
My husband has a problem, but won’t get helpHow do I bring it up without destroying his fragile ego?Tue May 07 2013 - 01:00
‘It is impossible to separate trafficking and prostitution’The Minister for Justice is considering whether to criminalise people who pay for sex. Would this protect prostitutes, or send the ‘industry’ deeper underground?Sat May 04 2013 - 06:00
The sex trade: safe or sordid?As the Government considers new laws on the buying of sex, current and former prostitutes – and some men who use them – share their views on the businessSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Men and escorts: ‘I think I could tell if they didn’t like it’For some of their clients, prostitutes provide a fulfilling way to avoid commitment and solve emotional problems. For others, they are easy targetsSat May 04 2013 - 06:00
My wife’s violence when angry is eating me alive‘Face punching has become the norm’Tue Apr 30 2013 - 07:00
What can I do about my friend’s violent niece?Kate Holmquist answers personal questions from two readersTue Apr 23 2013 - 07:00
The myth of the happy hookerRachel Moran started selling sex when she was 15. Don’t fall for the ‘Pretty Woman’ redemption story, she says in her new book about life on the street. Now she wants men who use prostitutes to be named and shamedSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Find a soulmate, keep them happyMarriage counsellor and author Andrew G Marshall has some helpful tips on finding the right partnerSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Porn and pressure: the teen sex sceneSex education can’t keep pace with adolescents’ fast-changing sexual universe, where pornography and viral videos make teenage threesomes seem tameSat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Grown-up ‘sleepovers’ and a difficult situation with an elderly fatherTell Me About It – Kate Holmquist answers your questionsTue Mar 26 2013 - 00:00
The best time to visit VeniceIn March you’ll get reduced room rates and fewer touristsSat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00
We have no sort of life in the bedroomTell Me About It: Q Over the past year, I’ve lost weight, got fit and had beauty therapies to look my bestTue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Eye spy a smash hitIf the Carl Zeiss Cinemizer doesn’t become the most popular gadget in Santa’s sleigh, we’ll swallow our iPhones wholeSat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Fight for home birth continuesOpponents of a new bill say it will force expectant mothers back into hospitalsTue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Truffle extravaganza at Gordon Ramsay at PowerscourtWhite Alba truffles, found in the Piedmont region of Italy in autumn, are so pungent that, even when packed into boxes, their…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
No place like the mammy's homeLarge numbers of adult children in Ireland are living with their parentsSat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Crossing the bikini line? Why girls as young as 11 are going for waxingA DUBLIN salon is offering bikini waxes to girls in response to demand from mothersMon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Upstairs, downstairs: how we made co-habiting work when the marriage didn'tWHEN MOLLY Brown’s marriage ended seven years ago, her two young children were her first concernMon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Separation in a recession: Living together when a marriage endsJUDICIAL SEPARATION is down 19 per cent and divorce down 13 per cent on last year, and it’s not because relationships are improving…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
When house sharing goes wrongMARION CAMPBELL, family lawyer, started her career with Legal Aid in 1981 and recently set up her own practiceMon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
Postcards from the cutting edgeWhether it’s the new iPhone, the latest compact camera or this season’s collection, there’s a small but determined group who …Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Harmful effects of being maleNew research shows that boys are more likely than girls to harm themselves as a result of bullyingTue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
'Beckingham palace': how much?SMALL PRINT: DAVID AND Victoria Beckham, who plan to live permanently in Los Angeles, have put their main UK residence, Rowneybury…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Final ovation for Mick Lally as friends and colleagues recall a life well livedIT WASN’T the rocky coast of his beloved Mayo or even the pavement and redbrick of the South Circular Road where he was often…Fri Sept 03 2010 - 01:00
In Molly's footstepsLooking for a cosy house party with a difference, where you can sleep and dine in elegance with like-minded individuals? Try …Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Surfing on sunny fieldsVisitors to Duleek in Co Meath are being treated to the uplifting sight of an eight-acre sunflower crop, but no one is happier…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
A verdant setting for VerdiOpera buffs may want to plan a weekend in Co Cork around Verdi’s La Traviata, being performed by the London Garden Opera Company…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
'We all know of kids being left for dead'While most bullying is relatively mild, involving intimidation rather than physical harm, experts fear ‘kids are getting meaner…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
How make a holiday of your staycationYou may not be able to take a trip abroad this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy all the benefits of a holiday at home…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
A magnificent new specimen: the ornamental maleGIVE ME A BREAK: ‘MALE ORNAMENT variation in a sexually dimorphic seabird with variable male mating success”.Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Dún Laoghaire's 1.3km-long mental-health facilityGIVE ME A BREAK: WALKING THE East Pier in Dún Laoghaire, I wondered what the Scottish engineer who designed it in the 19th century…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Thanks for reminding me that marriage is worth fighting forGIVE ME A BREAK: BACK IN 1986 when I started out in The Irish Times features department I pitched an article about the vibrant…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Disappointing commercial effort from columnist with insider knowledgeBOOK OF THE DAY: In Office Hours By Lucy Kellaway Penguin, 343pp, £12Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Call in Disney to sort out our Mickey Mouse countryGIVE ME A BREAK: SUNDAY was gorgeous in Dublin’s Docklands: warm weather, blue sky and sparse traffic, with kids jumping into…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Little support for the ladder protesterAnn Moore spent six hours up a ladder in protest at her family’s eviction from their Dublin homeSat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Have we gone a bit batty over getting fruity in the workplace?GIVE ME A BREAK: THANKS TO an international debate on sexual harassment sparked by none other than our own University College…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Keeping it in the family for a big night inThere are many kinds of families, and many ways to bond with your nearest and dearestWed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Older skin. I can't believe I'm saying itGIVE ME A BREAK: A FRIEND TELLS me I look a bit wrecked sometimes. Maybe she’s rightTue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Ash anxiety: coping with the age of disruptionThinking twice about booking a summer holiday? Considering upgrading your travel insurance? Or staying at home altogether? Welcome…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Not all bankers are bigTaking the public’s outrage at the financial crisis in the face, bank officials are paying a high price for the mess created …Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Want some advice? Believe in angels, even if they don't have wingsGIVE ME A BREAK: I WAS writing my column yesterday with the radio on, and heard Alain de Botton talking to Pat Kenny about his…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Hey, teachers (and Government), don't leave our kids aloneGIVE ME A BREAK: ‘I’m bored!” say the kids. “What are we going to do today?”Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Isn't Ireland just great? Isn't it?GIVE ME A BREAK: WHEN TENS of thousands were emigrating from Ireland in the 1980s I was that crazy lone goose who got lost flying…Tue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
'There were several moments when I was afraid I would have to walk out'‘Christ Deliver Us!’, Thomas Kilroy’s new play at the Abbey, has moved audiences to tears with its themes of Catholicism, repression…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
