Kate Holmquist on Sinéad O’Connor’s full-page Irish Times ad: ‘Like a poet, she has terrified us by speaking the truth’
From the Irish Times archive: In June 1993, the late singer’s poetic plea in The Irish Times touched a collective nerve
Sinéad O’Connor before she was famous, from 1986: ‘I don’t need to drink or take drugs. All I need to do is sing’
From the Irish Times archive: In October 1986, the late singer told Kate Holmquist about dreaming of breaking through to the big time
Kate Holmquist: Highlights from a career in journalism
Her work showed a consistent interest in issues of sexuality, family life and social change
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Our recent survey included the following previously unpublished material on pornography use.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
Drop in, bliss out: a yoga retreat with a difference
A four-day forest retreat promises yoga, food, dance, creativity and a lot more, writes Kate Holmquist
Amorous bots programmed to please
Facebook takes first step towards a future of robotic sex slaves and even spouses
Was the US diner lady right to scream at a toddler?
Darla Neugebauer, the owner of Marcy's Diner in Portland, Maine let her frustration out on a screaming child and seemed proud to defend it on TV. Social media went wild over whether she was right or wrong
Why the hacking of Ashley Madison cheating website has Irish users worried
Up to 115,000 Irish people joined the Ashley Madison website and now face having their private fantasies made public
Why kale junkies could be making themselves ill (and other superfood dilemmas)
A California-based biologist claims to have discovered a cause of serious illness in people with exceptionally healthy diets
Kate Holmquist: The world needs cranky old cows like me
I am cranky. I am 58. I am demanding. And you should all be grateful
Kate Holmquist: The naked man, the Dart, and me
This week, Dart commuters were disrupted by a naked man lying on the tracks. Kate Holmquist was on that train, and persuaded him to tell the story of his disrupted life
Life’s golden rule: it’s all Mother’s fault
You can’t win: if you’re a martyr to keeping your family happy no matter what, you lose your dignity; if you’re a harridan who ‘nags’, you risk alienating everyone
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
The sex survey: Women want quality, men want quantity
How you answered questions about relationships, intimacy, sex drive and fidelity