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A cultural shift is inspiring some men to wear more effeminate undergarments
Ciarán Murphy: Club finals do romance better than most – no matter the date
Playing club finals in January at least grants them the audience’s undivided attention
Wholesale cost of red roses doubles due to Brexit and rising energy costs
Prices for a dozen red roses range from €30 to €100 with florists saying they face losses
Finally, couples are going to the chapel and they are going to get married
Post-pandemic boom in weddings reflected in Catholic marriage guidance figures
‘Know what you desire’ – Lessons in love from our old romantics
‘I’m not sure the very occasional ‘fling’ matters in a relationship – just don’t tell’
Various artists: C91 review – the worst circle of indie pop hell
Latest instalment of the C series reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of 1991
Pricewatch: More good news to get 2022 off to a positive start
From easy exchanges to community spirit, tales of stellar customer service
A Ritual Sea: promising debut from French-Irish dream pop band
There is plenty to get lost in and admire on this eponymous debut
Emer McLysaght: Please, Great British Bake Off, heal our pandemic wounds with your creamy horns
The show returns on Tuesday and while it might not fix the world at least it brings joy
Long Covid care: ‘There has been a sense of swimming upstream on my own’
One patient tells of 18-month waiting time to access a Covid clinic, says Mayo GP
Munster abuse trial: ‘It was the quietest house...There was nothing’
Neglected siblings did not know how to use cutlery, toilet roll or bathe when taken from family home
Killarney prepares for summer despite hospitality staff shortage
Job vacancies abound in bars, restaurants and hotels as Kerry tourism restarts for season
My Bloody Valentine: Very loud, very fuzzy, and heading back to their Irish studio
Kevin Shields and his fellow shoegazers leave years between records. Now they plan a pair
‘It’s like a wedding during the war’: A day in the life of a registry office
Covid restrictions mean only six can attend – including the bride and groom
Nanny state? After the mess here in Texas, I’d give my right arm to live in one
When the big freeze hit this laissez-faire part of the US, it was like the pandemic squared
Harry and Meghan to break silence in Oprah Winfrey interview
Couple, who are expecting second child, to give first interview since quitting as senior royals
‘We need to be nimble’: Battered cultural institutions adapt to pandemic
Live-streaming and a more local outlook are among the changes the pandemic has forced
British royal family ‘delighted’ as Harry and Meghan expecting second child
Harry Mountbatten-Windsor and Meghan Markle set to welcome sibling for son Archie
Make dining at home a special occasion this Valentine’s Day
Paul Flynn: A three-course celebratory feast of scallops, lamb and mascarpone mousse
‘After a year locked up together, we are sick and tired of the sight of each other’
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly: ‘You asked me the other night was I breathing louder than usual?’
Valentine’s Day sales bloom as loved ones connect from afar
Demand goes beyond roses as people send messages of hope amid Covid restrictions
Liebe in the air as Aldi and Lidl ‘flirt’ on social media
Pre-Valentine’s lovefest between supermarkets began with a request to Netflix and chill
Davy Russell still has his sights set on Cheltenham
Jockey back riding on the gallops after almost four months out with serious neck injury
Valentine’s Day: 60 Irish sites to help you spread the love
Celebrating Irish businesses that are doing what they can to help people celebrate love
‘Stardust took me over. It turned me into a victim too’
After her parents died in the 1981 fire, Lisa Lawlor became known as the ‘Stardust baby’
Pondering the end of everything as Covid curbs bite in London
Italian restaurant and its regulars on edge of despair in shadow of Westminster
How to have a happy Halloween, Christmas and St Valentine’s this winter
Forget large groups, this winter is all about early planning and intimate gatherings
Stano: Anthology review – a true blue maverick who never got his due
Irish music in the 1980s wasn’t all U2, as this collection of improvised electronica proves
Q&A: How does the Stay and Spend scheme work?
Consumers will be able to claim back 25% of tax paid on meals and accommodation up to a certain limit
Aaron Brady, the man who said with pride he was a cop killer
The story of the capital murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe: ‘The entire incident lasted 58 seconds’
Isolation training: From lockdown in Dublin to life on Great Blasket
One couple found Covid-19 restrictions ideal preparation for the challenge of living on an island that measures just 1km wide
Dancing with the Stars has hit Father Ted levels of farce
Fr Ray Kelly’s protective halo means frontrunner Sinéad O’Carroll is put through the wringer
Valentine’s in an Irish restaurant, Robert Emmet and Trump’s badger ’obsession’
News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers
Valentine’s in an Irish restaurant: ‘Some couples barely speak to one another. Most don’t tip’
Archive: Restaurateurs share trade secrets of the ‘worst night of the year’
Valentine’s Day campaign seeks to highlight ‘darker side of relationships’
Women’s Aid tells young women to watch out for ‘10 danger signs of dating abuse’
Make-up for Valentine’s Day: a good pink will brighten every skin tone
It often loses out to its blowsier sibling, red, but pink is more forgiving
Valentine’s Day blues? Don’t worry, you are not alone
Unconditional love and endless passion are mostly figments of the imagination
Fluffy Leo faces backlash after Google video
Video features Taoiseach sitting on bar stool in what looks like heaven’s waiting room
The 10 worst films of the past 10 years
The worst film of the 2010s was so reactionary, materialistic and lazy it selected itself
Teacher jailed for defilement of boy (16) who was her pupil
Substitute teacher was 23 when two offences took place
‘It’s affected my whole life, every relationship. It’s the loss that’s always there’
Families of the victims of the Stardust fire hope new inquests will help bring healing
Superquinn, Xtra-Vision and Roches Stores: The shops we loved so much
Pricewatch: They may be gone, but the once household names are certainly not forgotten
Poldark finale: It’s all a big sexy misunderstanding
Patrick Freyne: Series comes to an end with a climactic showy sword fight. Quiet at the back
Séan Moncrieff: We don’t hate the Brits the way we used to
Brexit and the discussion around it has illuminated Ireland’s progression as a country
Bomb posted to Glasgow university ‘linked’ to London devices – police
Glasgow bomb is fourth after three sent to Waterloo, Heathrow, London City Airport
Clodagh Hawe relatives ask why Alan felt need to kill his family
Transcript: Murdered woman’s mother Mary Coll and sister Jacqueline Connolly speak out
Taoiseach and Minister for Transport turn sod on new Dublin Airport runway
‘That’s another shovel to add to my collection’ – Leo Varadkar
From Mayo with love: making chocolates for the Dutch on Valentine’s Day
Chocolate maker Deborah Kilroy co-owns Van Velze’s chocolaterie and patisserie in Amsterdam
Valentine’s Day: The politics of saying ‘I love you’
We’re much more preoccupied with declarations of love than any previous generation
Don’t say it with flowers: Valentine’s Day last-minute gift guide
From chocolate subscriptions to You Are a Ride socks, here’s something for everyone
Dating scam warning after two women defrauded of €115,000
Women befriended by two men online who duped them into sending money, PSNI says
Irish pharmacies giving away free condoms to promote safe sex
At least 10,000 condoms will be available across the country before and after Valentine’s Day
We are in more of a muddle than ever about office romance
It’s years since I heard anyone in the office come close to trying to make a flirty joke
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