On International Kissing Day we recall the kisses we best remember, writes Rita de Brún.

And they say that romance is dead.

Anyone got a tissue?

We all dream of meeting our true love, and for some that dream has already come true

Pat Fitzpatrick lists the Seven Couples of Valentines. Which one of them are you?

For a nation so comfortable with invention, for a people so at ease gilding the lily, our national folklore is not overcrowded with red-rose, passionate romantics.

Ireland’s romantic fiction writers tell Caomhán Keane about their favourite love-themed movies of all time

A South African widow who has sold her house and business to find love in Lisdoonvarna is attracting unprecedented interest from would-be suitors ahead of the start of the matchmaking festival.

Macra Na Feirme is the Tinder of rural Ireland, according to the new President Cork man James Healy.

Swoon!

Spacer + tea addict = love?

You could cut that tension with a knife.

Love is in the air and it’s not just the young ones who are at it, as a groundbreaking study has found most adults aged over 50 in Ireland are sexually active.

Pretty funny!

Forbidden love is often ignited under the heat of the cameras, but it rarely lasts the course, writes Ed Power

Looking for love this Valentine's?

Elise and EJ, both with special needs, were more than excited to take each other to their high school's homecoming dance.

Tongue trading may not serve any evolutionary purpose, but the perfect kiss with the right partner remains at the heart of every romance, says Andrea Mara

Almost exactly 12 months after his heart-warming proposal became an internet sensation, a romantic Irish solider has finally married the girl of his dreams.

It has all the ingredients of an epic story and it doesn’t disappoint.

If we didn’t know better, we would have thought it was a scene straight out of Love Actually.

Drake and Serena Williams enjoyed a romantic dinner date in Cincinnati, Ohio last night

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach — but a well-fed woman may also be easier to woo, research suggests.

Lillian “Lill” Karr Wilson, 89, and William “Wild Bill” Wilson, 93, lived in two separate care homes.

"According to a society friend of Clapton's, who was also on speaking terms with Diana, the attraction between them was 'absolutely obvious'".

"A snack box, a one'n'one and a romantic meal for two please…." You what, Macari's chippers?