Threesomes are sleazy, but let’s not get our knickers in a twist

WITHIN 24 hours, Health Minister James Reilly had responded to concerns about threesomes in an article on a HSE-funded website — if only every problem in the health service was dealt with so swiftly.

The article, by SpunOut, an organisation for people aged 16-24, sat alone and unloved on its website for three years, before it ended up on the front-page of a Sunday newspaper, and hysteria, predictably, ensued.

The frothing at the mouth has come from every direction — from those defending, and criticising, the group. The combativeness of SpunOut belies the fact that, despite its protestations, it has substantially altered the article in response to the furore.