Kinky Irish top poll for world’s most adventurous in bed -- Lots of fooling around as state's birth rate hits 118-year high

Birth rate in Ireland hit a high as Irish get kinky

Everyone in Ireland seems to be mad for a bit of sex these days. The most recent research reveals that Irish men and women are topping the polls for being among the most "adventurous lovers" in the world.

Akin to this, Ireland’s Central Statistics Office revealed this week that the country had the highest fertility rate of the 27 European Union states in 2009.

Separate to the CSO stats, the sexual wellbeing survey revealed that the Irish use more sex toys than the French, more lubricants than the Germans and one in five say they are up for a threesome. Is this an effect of “Fifty Shades of Grey”, I wonder?

Despite this adventurous streak, the research found just 13 percent of respondents always use a condom to protect against STIs and unplanned pregnancies.

Based on this survey, no one could say the Irish are prudes as 42 percent openly discuss their sex lives with their partner.

Commissioned by Durex, the study showed that one in ten Irish people wanted to experiment with a striptease in the bedroom, while 11 percent said they would like some massage as part of foreplay.

The survey questioned 29,003 adults in 36 countries, reports the Irish Examiner.

In related news, the latest figures show that more children were born in 2009 in Ireland, since 1891.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that there were 75,554 births in Ireland in 2009, the highest recorded number in over a century.

“The total period fertility rate, or the average number of children per woman, was 2.10 in 2009, the same rate as in 2008,” according to the CSO.

The results of the Durex survey seem to support  the CSO’s figures. Do you think the Irish are a frisky nation?

Irish prove themselves as impetuous passionate folk - prone to dumping friends at the last minute

Always somewhere better to do? Some 22 percent cancel plans at the last minute.

It’s particularly ironic that a survey commissioned by Lastminute.com found that Irish people are more likely to cancel their plans at the last minute than any of our European counterparts.

We are a nation of flakes, who like to live life at the last minute according to the results. The Irish were twice as likely as the Germans or French to wait until the eleventh hour to drop out of plans.

According to the results, some 22 percent of Irish men and women cancelled their plans at the last minute when a better offer arrived.

Irish males were the worst offenders, with 25 percent admitting to ditching plans at the last minute, compared with 18 percent of women.

"We are now constantly informed of what our group of friends are doing through social media. Being tempted by the last-minute offer has become a feature of society and the fear of missing out is a consequence of this," Psychologist Allison Keating of the BWell Clinic told the Daily Mirror of the findings.

“This is due to what we call 'the paradox of happiness' which looks at the oxymoron that we have so much more choice nowadays. It's interesting to see the Germans stick to the plan but the Irish are flexible to change.”

Irish women are marrying down - is this what it takes to get hitched?

Female left on the shelf

Despite the nightmare that is it to find a man in New York, I have always been safe in the knowledge that I would hopefully find a man at home in Ireland, if all my New York efforts ended in failure.

The longer I am here, the more unlikely it seems that I will find myself a husband in the city that never sleeps, so you can understand my horror when I read Martina Devlin’s column in the Irish Independent yesterday, outlining that Irish women are “crossing class boundaries” to find love.

“High-achieving Irish women, who are more likely than their male counterparts to enter third-level education, discovered a shortage of men swimming in educational and employment ponds equivalent to theirs. Instead of paddling about on their own feeling blighted, these women looked for partners outside their pool: men who didn't match them academically, or whose jobs weren't regarded as being on a par,” Devlin states.

A good Irish term for it is marrying down.
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Reading Devlin’s column, I began thinking about my female friends back in Ireland and realized that her theory is certainly applicable to a few of them.

So should I stay single forever….or settle?

If I moved home in the morning, I doubt there is a man in my home town who would have me at this stage, and on the same level, I don’t think I would like to be had.

In recent years, my father has stopped dropping hints for me to move home and marry a farmer.

Analyzing the 2006 census, Dr Pete Lunn of the ESRI and Prof Tony Fahey of UCD concluded that Irish women are twice as likely to have gained a higher education than men. As a result, they are more focused on their careers than finding men.

I am constantly reminded on my trips back to Ireland that I am ‘still on the shelf’.

But it’s a pretty comfortable shelf and I enjoy the view, not to mention the company of all the other ladies sitting up here with me.

If Irish women are marrying ‘down’, then there is little incentive for me to go home and start looking for the man of my dreams.

It looks like it’s me and shelf for the long haul.

Fond of themselves’ - Irish men value themselves more than the fairer sex

Breaking news-- men prefer their cars to their women

A new survey on life assurance has shown that Irish men ‘value’ themselves more than their female counterparts.

Research conducted by Caledonian Life show that there is a marked difference between the monetary value they put on their lives.

Greg Dyer, Head of Sales and Marketing at Caledonian Life, said, “Our research shows that the men of Ireland typically insure themselves for double the amount of cover females do. And while the differential is relatively small to begin with (35 per cent in age 30-39), it grows with age and hits its peak in the age 50-59 category. In this cohort, men have Life cover in place of over two and a half times the amount of women of a comparable age.”

The research also showed that men were more likely to insure themselves and to select a far higher sum of assurance.
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Meanwhile in the UK, Peugeot UK conducted research on male obsession with cars. It showed that men in the UK prefer to spend time behind the wheel than with their girlfriends.

“Brits are more concerned with wheels than heels,” the survey concluded.

Here are the top findings from the research:

•    50% of men admit they find their partner is more difficult to maintain than their car
•    17% of Brits spend more on their car than their other half
•    13% of respondents have been with their car longer than their partner
•    14% of people think a sporty car will help them get the girl or boy of their dreams
•    Millions of us potentially spend more time with our cars than our partners (9% of the population in fact) and 8% of us would choose our car over our partner

Irish men wouldn’t be that far behind I would imagine!

Ashley Madison website shows that 40,000 Irish want to have affairs

Over 40,000 Irish have signed up to flirt with other 'attached people'

In 2009 the website AshleyMadison.com arrived to Ireland. The site that allows “attached people” to flirt with married men and women has so far attracted 41,341 Irish folks who are in the market to be unfaithful.

According to Journal.ie the website’s customer numbers in Ireland have grown by nearly 170 percent in the last year. Whether this is due to the website becoming more widely known or the stress of Ireland’s financial difficulties it’s hard to tell but these figure really are shocking.

The website was officially launched in the United Kingdom in 2009 and since then the Irish seem to have taken to the concept with gusto.

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CEO of the website Noel Biderman told Journal.ie that it’s not the aim of the website to encourage infidelity. However the website’s tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair”.

Biderman said “There is no way anyone in a happy relationship will have an affair no matter how many websites exist…The presence of our website is not the cause of the affair. Long before we launched there was infidelity and long after I’m gone, people will cheat,”

Weirdly Biderman confirmed that he is a happily married father of two.

He makes a case for the website saying that affairs in the workplace, or in the community are often doubly-destructive. However if you use the site then you’re cutting out the risk factor of getting caught.

He said “There may be a moment in someone’s life when they believe that the best thing for them to do is meet someone new. For those people, they should not use a singles [site].”

In Ireland, almost half the site’s users are Dublin however members include people from all 26 counties. Overall this site is active in 17 countries, through seven languages and now has over 12 million users.

Do you believe this website is providing a necessary service for the modern world of dating or is it creepy and immoral?


Let me know below. 
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Top ten reasons to go on a date with an Irish man

Not convinced about what a rare wonderful breed Irish men are? If you have turned down a date with an Irish man in the past have a read of this and then reconsider.


1. You won’t put your hand in your pocket

Irish men can be very decent when it comes to paying for a lady. Of course there are exceptions (men with their communion money still under their mattress) but many of them love the feel of the dollar in their hand and will make sure your glass is always half full.


2. He will make you laugh

Irish men are funny. Some are even funny looking. But most of them will make you laugh at some of their cheeky remarks. Let’s face it; there is nothing better than a man who can make you laugh.

3. He will tell you you’re pretty

Irish men are not afraid to give compliments. They usually strike a balance in this department and will find subtle ways to make you feel pretty and appreciated. None of this “honey, baby your beautiful” craic.

4. He will keep you grounded

He won’t be treating anyone like a princess and will be sure to tell you if you are getting too big for your boots. Their honestly can be brutal, but almost always beneficial.

5. He will argue with you

Few Irish men can hold their tongue so be prepared to a good heated debate on whichever topics arise.
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6. You can listen to his accent

Listening to the rustic tones of any Irish man is enough to make many women weak at the knees.

7. He will be charming

A enchanting attribute passed on by their mammies no doubt, they can and will charm you like no other. With their warm smile and attentive ways.

8. He would talk to an empty chair

It doesn’t matter if he hasn’t kissed the Blarney stone, Irish men love talking that much that they would sit and talk to an empty chair.

9. You’re guaranteed to have good craic

Between the charm, the accent and the chat. Even if you don’t find him particularly attractive, the craic factor will draw you in.


10. He will make you feel tall

Of course there are exceptions, but generally a bar full of Irish men can resemble a garden gnome convention. Perhaps ditch for six-inch heels for the night, a part from height different they will also cause trouble for when you fall head over heels for him!