Divorce, Irish style

Almost 20 years ago, after a bitter debate, Ireland voted for the introduction of divorce. Almost 100,000 people have availed of the law since then. How have they fared, and what’s life like after marriage breakdown?


Few are untouched by the ‘mancession’

Men Overboard: You don’t have to be unemployed to have been hit by the crisis of recent years – many with jobs still feel like failures. But there are ways to make life better


Men overboard

Hard-hit by unemployment and reduced earnings, Irish men are experiencing an identity crisis, and those around them are suffering too. Men and women must adapt to new realities



Whistle while you work

Savvy employers are realising that happy staff are more productive. Some firms now offer advice on health, money and even love




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