Record demand for mental health supports among students, Oireachtas committee hears
Colleges struggle to cope with demand for counselling from students under pressure
Yes, the questions are real! How our advice columnists answer your queries
Roe McDermott, John Sharry and Trish Murphy explain how they respond to your sex, relationship and parenting problems
Teenage students in Covid isolation: ‘We’re all struggling’
Remote learning, lockdowns and pandemic uncertainty have increased anxiety among adolescents
Ask us anything: Send us your Covid-related queries on relationships, sex, parenting
The Irish Times experts answer your questions
Can’t face even more weeks of lockdown? Here are Trish Murphy’s 10 ways to cope
Focus on the simple things, and be kind to yourself and others, says our advice columnist
‘Since our son turned 15 I cannot think of a single person he has socialised with’
Tell me about it: Up until two years, he was a fun-loving, gregarious boy with lots of friends – now he has completely isolated himself and has started to fail in school
Advice: How to talk to your children about the Ana Kriegel trial verdict
There really is no right way of tackling this but being open will offer children option of working through their feelings
Dan Mallory, the fiction writer who made up stories about his own life
The author has been exposed as a serial liar. But how did he get away with it for so long?
Blue Monday: We don’t need a day of dread. We need compassion
Moaning about Mondays can create a false reality, writes psychotherapist Trish Murphy
We all have responsibility to create a culture of consent
Let’s make sex and intimacy something to be celebrated and not something to be feared
Top 10 tips to save your life – or at least prolong it
Back pain is one of the main reasons why people take time off work but we now know that staying off work is unhelpful for back pain
Boiling point: The issue of chefs’ mental health in Irish kitchens
A high-stress environment and bullying are blamed for the increasing incidence of mental-health issues among Ireland’s chefs
Flyers on flirting? The tricky issue of sexual consent on campus
Boundaries around consent on college campuses are changing. But are we are at risk of reducing flirtation to an anxiety-ridden affair?
Nanny-state and teenage sex make for a cringeworthy Pat Kenny show
Radio review: Newstalk host airs pet peeves, while Miriam hears of liaisons in Luggala
How normal is your sex drive?
A shifting matrix of biological, psychological and social factors influence our sex drives
Cooling ‘cuddle cot’ allows extra time with stillborn babies
‘Everybody just wants a tangible memory of their child...the cot let us bring Ellen home’
The importance of keeping your friends close
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
Healthy Town blog: The smart way to kick bad habits
Take stock, set goals, re-form habits and refocus: ditching harmful routines sounds easy
Parents need to talk to their children about porn - therapist
Trish Murphy says youngsters start accessing material from early puberty
The sex survey: how you answered the porn questions
Our recent survey included the following previously unpublished material on pornography use. Here, therapists and psychologists offers their views on the results
When porn becomes a problem
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
What a turn-off: technology is ‘a third person in the bedroom’
The sex survey: Bringing phones and laptops to bed is impacting negatively on your sex lives
Sex survey: Men happier with their bodies than women
What you told us about your body image, ability to orgasm, and erectile dysfunction
Sex survey puts paid to the myths and shows the reality
What is ‘average’? When it comes to sex, it’s comforting to know we are not as strange or weird as we might think
The sex survey: the internet and casual sex, new ways to hook up
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
The sex survey: BDSM figures reflect ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ phenomenon
One in five respondents said they have done it, rising to one in four among 17-24-year-olds
The sex survey: One in four men masturbate every day
Almost half of sexually active men do it more than once a week, compared with a quarter of women
The sex survey: Women more likely to use sex toys
Seven in ten female respondents aged 25 to 34 said they have used them
The sex survey: How you answered our big questions
More than 12,000 readers participated in The Irish Times sex survey, with some surprising results
Berkeley tragedy: 'Try not to feed your anxiety as a parent'
Expert advises on how parents with children travelling abroad can manage their fears
Up close and personal questions: why the sex survey matters
Our online survey will give us a snapshot of the sexual practices and experiences of Irish people
Age-gap relationships: why all the bad press?
Stephen Fry recently married a man 30 years his junior. What factors determine the chances of success of such relationships?
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