My husband wants me to be a bit more vocal during sex. I’ve tried a couple of times but this is simply not my style. While I want my lovely husband to be happy, groaning and moaning during sex just don’t come naturally to me.

"My husband wants me to be a bit more vocal during sex. I’ve tried a couple of times but this is simply not my style. While I want my lovely husband to be happy, groaning and moaning during sex just don’t come naturally to me."

Inadequate staff, substandard skills and training, a lack of input for midwives, poor communication, delays in intervening when issues arose during labour — these are just some of the deficiencies identified in a damning report on maternity services in Portiuncula Hospital.

Many people have “mythical” beliefs about the causes of cancer.

The future of links and seaside golf is under threat, writes Kevin Markham. But what is Irish golf doing to fight back?

A real-life study in the UK has confirmed the devastating effects of not getting enough sleep.

The plastic core of the cladding used on Grenfell Tower could have burned as quickly as petrol, a fire safety expert has said.

The increasing frequency of extreme weather events worldwide is the focus of a symposium being held in Galway today aimed at enhancing the international scope of Irish climate change research.

Thomas Quigley says beekeepers are obsessed with the sex lives of queens and drones at this time of year    

 

An aspirin a day could help keep cancer away for people that are overweight, a new study has claimed.

The Irishman was the first person to prove the dangers of greenhouse gases and the need for hygiene in medicine. As his life’s letters are published, Ailin Quinlan learns that Tyndall was a fearless ambassador for science

The make-up of a review team to examine at least 12 cases of questionable care of newborns at Portiuncula Hospital which left some babies dead and others brain damaged has been announced.

Italy’s highest court will not rule until tomorrow on whether to uphold the conviction of American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, a court official said.

The review of the maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe, Co Laois, will start in the coming weeks and is expected to take up to five months.

THANKS to a verse in a nonsense carol, the turtle dove is a celebrity at this time of year.

… and that answer is no. No, they're really not.

Scientists have found that climate change could not, as commonly assumed, be responsible for a huge population collapse in Europe at the end of the Bronze Age.

Offering infants a frequent taste of vegetables may be a way to turn them on to healthy food, a study suggests.

One of the two teenagers injured in an acid attack in Zanzibar has been discharged from hospital.

A cleric wanted in connection with the acid attack on two British teenagers in Zanzibar has handed himself in to police.

Two British teenagers attacked with acid in Zanzibar are said to be “well rested and comfortable” as they begin a second evening in hospital.

Two British teenagers attacked with acid on the African island of Zanzibar have arrived back in the UK.

The family of one of the two British teenagers attacked with acid on Zanzibar has released a photograph of the injuries suffered by their daughter as they arrived back in the UK.

Chemicals in green tea and red wine may block the brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, an early study suggests.

The father of murdered student Meredith Kercher has relived the agonising moment when he travelled to Italy to identify his daughter’s body.

Workers at the stricken Japanese nuclear plant need to keep up recovery efforts to control the reactors over the next few "critical" days, experts said today.

IT’S true what they say — laughter is the best medicine and now even the medical profession agrees.

Amanda Knox saw her hopes of freedom delayed further today as experts were granted three months to review crucial evidence used to convict her for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

AMANDA KNOX’S family have expressed their delight after a court allowed a review of the evidence used to convict her of Meredith Kercher’s murder.

Amanda Knox won a victory in court today when she was granted a full review of crucial DNA evidence used to convict her of Meredith Kercher’s murder.

Amanda Knox appeared in court today for a key decision on whether a review of the evidence used to convict her of Meredith Kercher’s murder will be allowed.

Amanda Knox returned to court today for the start of her appeal against her conviction for the brutal murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Carrying excess fat around the waist increases the risk of bowel cancer, even if the rest of the body is slim, according to new research.

CARRYING excess fat around the waist increases the risk of bowel cancer even if the rest of the body is slim, experts said.

BRIAN COWEN was threatened with a highly embarrassing British legal action last night over claims a property consortium he is part of owes e110,000 in rents and fees.

MICHEL FOURNIRET, 65, dubbed “the Ogre of the Ardennes”, has shown no remorse for his alleged crimes, prosecutors say, and one girl who managed to escape from him said he boasted that he was “far better” than Marc Dutroux, the Belgian paedophile and serial killer.

Living microbes found in what could be 1 million-year-old ice on a remote Arctic island support a theory the frozen planet Mars could also sustain life, researchers said today.

AN EGYPTIAN chemist freed on Tuesday after three weeks in custody for questioning about the July 7 bombings in London said he casually knew two of the attackers.

CARELESS use of vitamins, taken by millions in the belief that they promote good health, could be causing thousands of premature deaths, scientists said yesterday.

The chairman of Irish Life & Permanent plc, Gillian Bowler, has announced the appointment of Danuta Gray as a non-executive Director of the Group.

FISH do not deserve their reputation as the dim-wits of the animal kingdom, a group of leading scientists said yesterday.