DEAR DEIDRE: I WANT to support my new girlfriend through the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Step programme, but preferably without quitting booze. She’s 26 and I’m 27. We went to the same school but ...

YOU have been let down at what should have been such an exciting time for you. Many people would insist you should dump Hugo straight away, and with good reason. Not only has he cheated on you, he ...

The world of Cork academia and beyond is in mourning for the late UCC Professor Deirdre Hunt, who passed away peacefully in the presence of her family at Marymount Hospice on Thurdsay. She was ...

DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER having two boys, I have now become very broody for a baby girl. I am 37 and my husband is 38. We have been married for 14 years and our sons are 10 and eight. My boys are lovely ...

DEAR DEIDRE: MY mother-in-law has bought loads of clothes, ­nappies and baby equipment for our first child. She thinks this gives her the right to see my daughter whenever she wants. I am 28 and ...

DEAR DEIDRE: HAVING finally been reunited with the love of my life, red tape is blocking our happy ending. In 1999, I went backpacking across Thailand with some friends. One night, at a beach ...

DEAR DEIDRE: ALL the signs point to my long-distance boyfriend cheating on me, but I don’t want to believe it. I think he’s sleeping with his ex, but would he really travel four hours to see ...