Ever heard of a ’social coach’ device? Suzanne Harrington has and she’s here to tell you all about it in time for Valentine’s Day.

A Spanish visitor using the toilets at a fast-food outlet in Cork City had the cubicle door kicked in; A 15-year-old Killarney student has no place to live and yesterday went in to her Junior Cert geography exam knowing her family had no money for food; Nineteen people injured as a pick-up truck smashed into a cafe in Australia. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Do you have a friend or family member who avoids social situations, to the extent that you’ve given up inviting them out? They could be suffering from social anxiety, says Elizabeth O’Neill as it affects one in seven Irish people