Up to 39% of women in Ireland between the ages of 18 and 29 have experienced emotional abuse by a boyfriend or partner, according to EU research this Valentine's Day.

If it fell on a work day I remember coming down the stairs for breakfast before school and seeing three bouquets of flowers on the table.

Put some thought into your gifts this February 14, your Valentine will love you for it, writes Esther N McCarthy

Esther N McCarthy plucks at our heartstrings with a romantic theme for this week’s picks

Gardaí are advising people to beware of romance scams this Valentine's Day after one woman gave €48,000 to a fraudster over a 13-month period.

Love it or hate it, we all know what February 14 means and the underlying pressures it brings with it whether it be figuring out what to gift your other half or frantically swiping right on Tinder in desperation to nab yourself a Valentine's date.

Leave the crowded restaurants behind and make Valentine’s night a cosy, intimate affair with Ed Power’s selection of the best romantic movies available right now.

Set the mood for Valentine’s Day with the colour of passion and romance. Whether you’re treating yourself to some fabulous new-season fashion or treating your loved one to a fashionable gift, red gets pulses racing and sets passion alight, writes Carolyn Moore

Our love affair with love poetry’s as old as time and showing no signs of fading, writes Rita de Brún.

Mateo Saina, the charismatic maitre D’ from ‘First Dates Ireland’, tells Esther McCarthy about the loves of his own life this Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day in mind, top chef Rachel Allen shares three recipes that are fun for children to make — and eat. By Arlene Harris

THE best thing about Valentine’s Day is that it ended two days ago. The unfortunate thing about it, is that it happened at all, writes Tric Kearney.

Same sex marriage campaigners have delivered Valentine's Day cards to Stormont as talks to restore powersharing rumble on.

Love is in the air...

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.

A personal card or handwritten letter is the way to someone's heart on Valentine's Day.

Love is a many-splendored thing, says Esther N McCarthy, and so too it getting a heart-felt something special this Valentine’s Day. Here are 13 ideas to keep your sweetheart sweet.

Andrea Mara asks if Valentine’s Day should be exclusively for parents to nurture their relationship or if it should also involve their children

Roz Crowley puts eight Cork takeaways to the taste test

Doireann Garrihy, Sinitta & The Young Offenders are in the mood for love.

Forget about trying too hard in an overpriced restaurant this Valentine’s Day - to many, true love is a cosy night in.

The Late Late Show’s Valentine’s Special returns again this year and is searching for singletons once more, writes Sally Gorman.

You don't want them calling with their "big key".

It's a ten from us, Declan!

What do you get when you throw 200 hyper singletons into a room with Linda Martin, Al Porter, Crystal Swing and Dickie Rock? The Late Late Show's special Valentine's episode!

Love is in the air on the Late Late Show as Ryan Tubridy plays Cupid for more than 200 singletons hoping to find their perfect partner among their fellow audience members.

A woman was attacked on Valentine's Day as she walked through Valentines Park in London, police said.

More Irish people will buy flowers for their mother this Sunday than for their other half on Valentine’s Day.

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