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The condom conundrum

Deirdre Reynolds

Despite the easy availability of contraception, many Irish women are still getting accidentally pregnant. But it's not always bad news, writes Deirdre Reynolds

'I always carry protection – It's just smart

No sex, please, we're ultra-orthodox Jews

And it's just not kosher

Problem that now casts a shadow when we make love

It's only lately started that he cannot have an erection any more

The main reason cited for sleeping separately was stress,

Double trouble as more couples sleep apart

The double bed may soon be a thing of the past with up to 40pc of couples choosing to sleep apart, research suggests.

Dear Mary: Why are women in rural Ireland so unfriendly?

IRISH women are not great at doing friendships

Mary O'Rourke at her home in Athlone, Co Westmeath. Photograph: James Flynn/APX

Ask Mary: My husband's teenage children act up with me when they come to stay, especially the daughter

This was never an issue until recently- they seem to be acting up more.

Behind every great woman...is a man?

Why we’re less inclined to consider the flipside of the old adage

Rachel Moran has written a book on how she gave up prostitution and changed her life. Photo: Mark Nixon

'I was a teenage prostitute – but I turned my life around for my son'

Author Rachel Moran on she managed to escape life on the streets

This Life: Besotted by soulmate

I'm terrified I'm going to lose her

Where there's love, there's war

Why arguments are an essential part of intimacy

Woman works at the computer. Screen has a clipping path.

Ask Mary: My new workplace is bitchy my boss clearly doesn't like me

I started work in a new job six months ago. I feel as if I am back in school

Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't think there will be an Iron Man 4

'Marriage is hard', Gwyneth Paltrow admits

Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted that her 10 year marriage to Coldplay singer Chris Martin has gone through “terrible times”.

An identical twin girl in her isolette 1 day after birth

Ask Mary: I'm in my late 40s and really want a baby

I really want a baby, but my friends think I'm too old

Wandering wife:Wendy Plump had affairs, as did her husband

"I had four affairs. It was all about the sex."

Wendy Plump talks about her controversial memoir of infidelity

Cast member McCrory arrives at event celebrating launch of

Cougars on the rise because women look better in their 40s, actress Helen McCrory says

OLDER women are increasingly having affairs with younger men because their bodies are looking better in their 40s, says actress Helen McCrory as she defends cougars.

The underwear allows those distance relationships to

Internet touch underwear

Undies allow touch to be transmitted over the internet

Ask Rosanna: Can I stay with cheat hubbie?

I'M convinced my husband is having an affair but he flatly denies it

Each image can be seen from all angles giving users are offered a complete view of the guide's sexual diagrams.

New Kama Sutra app to show sex positions in 3D

The Kama Sutra has been sexed up for the 21st century with a new app that enables couples to study its erotic poses in 3D.

Dear Virginia: My clingy wife hates me working

When I return from working away she is moody and angry

New Kama Sutra app to show sex positions in 3D

The Kama Sutra has been sexed up for the 21st century with a new app that enables couples to study its erotic poses in 3D.

Where should women stand on the porn debate?

Can a woman be a feminist and accept porn?

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Video chat with fitness guru Karl Henry

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Justin Bieber's monkey is set to become German property

Germany nationalises Bieber monkey

Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany.

Coleen and Wayne Rooney are celebrating the birth of their second son

Coleen Rooney gives birth to baby Klay, a brother for Kai

WAYNE Rooney broke the good news via Twitter to his six million followers after Coleen gave birth in the early hours of the morning.

U.S. singer Beyonce and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, right, tours Old Havana. Photo: AP

Jay-Z denies that Beyoncé is pregnant

Jay-Z has dismissed rumours that his wife Beyoncé Knowles is pregnant

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 22: Michael Douglas (R) and Catherine Zeta Jones attend the Grey Goose cocktail reception of The Film Society of Lincoln Center's 40th Chaplin Award Gala at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on April 22, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for GREY GOOSE)

Michael Douglas says Catherine Zeta Jones 'raring to go' after treatment

Catherine Zeta-Jones is “raring to go” after being treated for bipolar II disorder.

Kelly Rowland is joining the judging panel on the US version of the X Factor

Kelly Rowland joining US X Factor

Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the judging panel of the US version of The X Factor.

Amanda Abbington's partner Martin Freeman is said to be worth ?10 million

Abbingdon: Bankrupt publicity mean

Amanda Abbington - the long-term partner of Hollywood star Martin Freeman - has called it "mean" and upsetting that her bankruptcy woes went public.

Edith Bowman has two sons with Editors frontman Tom Smith

Edith slams designer child clothes

DJ Edith Bowman has hit out at the trend for "ridiculous" designer clothes for children.

Ray Manzarek of The Doorshas died aged 74 (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

The Doors founder dies aged 74

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

Seth MacFarlane speaks on stage during the 2013 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

MacFarlane says no to 2014 Oscars

Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014, he said.

Actor Keanu Reeves poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Man of Tai Chi at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Keanu Reeves less glam at Cannes

Keanu Reeves surprised fans with his appearance at the Cannes Film Festival, looking scruffy and heavier than usual.