A new iPhone app, (totally not sleazily entitled) ‘Girls Around Me’, has caused controversy this week after being accused of offering encouragement to online weirdos. And we all know they come in bucketfuls. The app was designed by i-Free Innovations for the purpose of locating “dateable” women in your surrounding area. Based along the same lines as Foursquare or Facebook with geo-location services, it will scan your area in order to find suitable women – by gathering their information and geotags from popular social networks. What could be wrong with [...]
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The 10 ‘dos and don’ts’ of endearment
As the Greeks noted, the pursuit of love can have comic or tragic consequences, sometimes both. To aid you in your quest to find love for a day or a decade, or to at least help you avoid turning into that guy in The Big Bang Theory whose chronic fear of the opposite sex makes him speechless around them, I’ve made you a list. Yay lists! WithIn this list, I’ve laid out the pros and cons of ten terms of endearment that I’ve heard over the years. I hope this [...]
Is he 2in2u? Women’s Aid relaunch campaign to highlight abusive relationships
Valentine’s Day is a time of year that celebrates love, romance and fidelity. Couples spend the day lavishing attention on each other, to the general displeasure of single folk. But what if this doesn’t stop after Valentine’s Day? What if your boyfriend seems overly possessive, controlling or jealous all year round? If this sounds familiar, it’s possible he could be 2in2u. Today Women’s Aid will launch the second year of 2in2u, a campaign that highlights unhealthy or abusive behaviours in relationships. The campaign aims to debunk the myth that abusive [...]
USI survey shows that 3 out of 4 students have had unprotected sex
A survey conducted by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) has shown that 74% of students have had unprotected sex. Seven out of ten students that have had unprotected sex have also never been tested for an STI. Furthermore, 38% of the 1000 students surveyed said that they, or their partner have taken the morning after pill, which is now available over the counter at all pharmacies without prescription. USI President, Gary Redmond, commented on the finding and said that students are more [...]
How to lose a guy in 10 ways
We’ve all seen the film, some of us watching it just to see Matthew McConaughy topless (“it happens in all of his films, it was bound to turn up here”). But, some of us may have taken a little more from the film than others. Some women find themselves in Andie’s situation time and time again. ‘How do I get rid of this guy without telling him I want out?!’ Well wonder no more, ladies. This is how you really lose a guy in ten days. WARNING: These tips may [...]
Relationship SOS
Sometimes the path to true love doesn’t run smoothly. Whether you’re searching tirelessly for your Prince Charming or on the lookout for a damsel in distress in need of rescuing, there can be a few speed bumps or detours on the way. To take your mind off the search, you might start the wrong kind of relationship with the wrong kind of people. So how do these ‘relationships’ take form? The ‘Friends With Benefits’ Scenario This type of relationship has become popularised due to the theatrical releases of No Strings Attached [...]
The mystery of the male revealed in 5 points
Boys. Cant live with them, can’t bury them in the back garden without the neighbours noticing. The world is roughly a 50/50 split between the genders but both remain a complete mystery to each other. I have braved this patriarchal world and come into contact with the male gender on a regular basis, along with living with two choice specimens who are otherwise known as brothers. From the covert research I have conducted along with some anonymous interviews this blog is the fruit of my findings. It seems the male species is [...]
New scientific research shows increasing the lighting in Copper Face Jacks by 10% would decrease STI’s in Ireland
STI’s are spreading rapidly in Ireland, according to recent research. Advice on how to restrict these worrying numbers were also given: A push in contraception advertising? Or a wider distribution of Sexual Health awareness possibly? - Pfft jaysus, just turn the lights on in Coppers! Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons today announced that the number of STI’s in Ireland could be prevented by increasing visibility in a prominent Dublin Night Spot. I kid you not. The team ran investigative and controlled experiments, in which the lighting levels of [...]
The One Most Embarrassing Thing That Could Happen to a Woman During Sex
Fanny farts. There it is, I’ve said it and I could literally sizzle an egg on that burning red face of yours! Oh yes it brings back terrifying memories, the unstoppable squelch that takes all that foreplay, all those romantic gestures and throws them right out the window.. along with the ladies’ dignity and self respect of course! Do I over-react in saying that this expulsion of air on a drunken college one night stand could result in dropping out, moving to Timbukto and living under an alias? Absolutely not. [...]
World AIDS Day marked by launch of HIV prevention programme
To mark World Aids Day, the HSE and the Gay Health Network (GHN) in association with Dublin City Council, have today launched the the first National HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Awareness Programme for sexually active homosexual men. The programme was officially launched at the Mansion House by Ms. Róisín Shortall TD, Minister of State for Primary Care and Chairperson of the National AIDS Strategy Committee. The latest figures, which were published today show that in Ireland, men who have sex with men (MSM) are still at most in danger of [...]
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