New shop showing 'darker side of love' to open on St Valentine's Day

Women’s Aid said visitors to this creative space in the city will see grim Valentine’s gifts such as love-heart balloons with messages like ‘Let me see your phone’, a GPS tracker disguised as a necklace and red roses with similar dark messages. Picture: Paul Sharp/Sharpix

A sinister new pop-up shop opens in Dublin on St Valentine’s Day to highlight the “darker side of love” and the red flags of intimate relationship abuse.

Women’s Aid said visitors to this creative space in the city will see grim Valentine’s gifts such as love-heart balloons with messages like ‘Let me see your phone’, a GPS tracker disguised as a necklace and red roses with similar dark messages.