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'When Irish women go to a strip show they forget about the Bible'

# Take It Off

'When Irish women go to a strip show they forget about the Bible'

Aug 2nd 2015, 10:00 PM 42,990 Views 60 Comments

The stripping industry, like many other issues relating to sex, came up against the Catholic Church in the past.

The Diaries: The single 30-year-old man chatting to women online

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The single 30-year-old man chatting to women online

Aug 2nd 2015, 10:00 PM 50,872 Views 63 Comments

“Chatting to a friend, she tells me about how she posts…

The Diaries: The 20-something man going out with a transgender woman

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The 20-something man going out with a transgender woman

Aug 1st 2015, 10:00 PM 48,678 Views 138 Comments

“This morning woke up snuggling with my partner…

A transparent nightie and haybarn snogs: How TV brought sex to Ireland

# Sex Week

A transparent nightie and haybarn snogs: How TV brought sex to Ireland

Aug 1st 2015, 9:30 PM 36,199 Views 26 Comments

“People were disgusted about Miley and Fidelma. They wouldn’t watch Glenroe any more.”

'It's not about the absence of something... but I look forward to sex eventually, I guess'

# Chastity

'It's not about the absence of something... but I look forward to sex eventually, I guess'

Jul 31st 2015, 10:44 PM 35,874 Views 88 Comments

Two young people talk to TheJournal.ie about how they came to lead lives of chastity.

The Diaries: The 30-year-old mother who is about to get married

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The 30-year-old mother who is about to get married

Jul 31st 2015, 10:44 PM 46,772 Views 21 Comments

“I remembered that sex was due with Mr H…

The Diaries: The woman in her 40s who has always shied away from relationships

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The woman in her 40s who has always shied away from relationships

Jul 30th 2015, 10:49 PM 47,584 Views 40 Comments

“Sex! What’s that?…

Playboy magazine - here's what Ireland was really missing all those years

# Sex Week

Playboy magazine - here's what Ireland was really missing all those years

Jul 30th 2015, 10:49 PM 48,432 Views 32 Comments

It’s 20 years since Playboy first hit Irish shelves. Take a step back in time and have a look at its 1960s heyday.

The Diaries: The 20-something newlywed who has a lot of fantasies

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The 20-something newlywed who has a lot of fantasies

Jul 29th 2015, 10:52 PM 66,347 Views 63 Comments

“Woke up and tried to initiate morning sex…

An oasis of consent: My experience at Dublin's fetish club night

# Nimhneach

An oasis of consent: My experience at Dublin's fetish club night

Jul 29th 2015, 10:52 PM 125,701 Views 39 Comments

Just your regular Saturday night – but with more flogging and gimp masks.

Sex with an ex: 'It was forbidden so maybe that's what made it so hot. I wanted him to want me again'

# Sex Week

Sex with an ex: 'It was forbidden so maybe that's what made it so hot. I wanted him to want me again'

Jul 28th 2015, 10:55 PM 70,545 Views 35 Comments

“It was incredible, very passionate but the next morning I felt weird.”

The Diaries: The single Irish man using Tinder in a foreign city

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The single Irish man using Tinder in a foreign city

Jul 28th 2015, 10:37 PM 47,460 Views 53 Comments

“I’m single so some of the time, it means not waking up to morning sex…”

A day in an STI clinic: Peter never got tested because 'he only sleeps with pretty girls'

# Sex Week

A day in an STI clinic: Peter never got tested because 'he only sleeps with pretty girls'

Jul 28th 2015, 10:36 PM 56,438 Views 34 Comments

Dr Aisling Loy tells us about a day in her Dublin clinic.

'Fancy a ride?': People tell us why and how they use Tinder

# Swipe Right

'Fancy a ride?': People tell us why and how they use Tinder

Jul 27th 2015, 10:48 PM 130,845 Views 90 Comments

Our readers talk hooking up, finding love and REALLY bad dates.

The Diaries: The married man in his 30s trying for a child

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The married man in his 30s trying for a child

Jul 27th 2015, 10:48 PM 61,557 Views 68 Comments

“Came home from work around 10.30pm…

Open thread: Go on, tell us about your first time...

# Virginity

Open thread: Go on, tell us about your first time...

Jul 27th 2015, 10:48 PM 32,845 Views 75 Comments

All the cool kids are doing it.

The Diaries: The woman in her early 30s sleeping with a work colleague

# Sex Week

The Diaries: The woman in her early 30s sleeping with a work colleague

Jul 26th 2015, 10:00 PM 103,132 Views 95 Comments

“I’ve been seeing a guy for a few weeks now…

Ireland's Sex Shops: 'Everyone has a kink, they just might not know it yet'

# Down To Business

# Down To Business

Ireland's Sex Shops: 'Everyone has a kink, they just might not know it yet'

Jul 26th 2015, 9:30 PM 64,269 Views 40 Comments

We explore this rapidly changing area of retail in Ireland.

How many times a week? Sex in Ireland by the numbers

# Sex Week

How many times a week? Sex in Ireland by the numbers

Jul 26th 2015, 9:30 PM 106,614 Views 39 Comments

The facts (and figures) of life.

WANTED: Your sex diaries

# Seven Days Of Sex

# Seven Days Of Sex

WANTED: Your sex diaries

Jul 6th 2015, 10:00 PM 27,166 Views 0 Comments

Willing to take part in a reader experiment?

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