Your heartbeat races, your muscles clench, you start to sweat as your breathing becomes heavier. You’re not in the gym, you’re not having a panic attack. You’re onto something so much nicer: an orgasm. Orgasms are great! Not just because they feel good, but because while feeling good they do good; there are proven health…
With the beginning of the academic year comes new-found fresher freedom and shenanigans – but with such things also comes responsibility. Regardless of whether you’re an incoming first year, a visiting (welcome!) student or a returning student it’s important to keep yourself and others safe during the fresher’s festivities, especially if you choose or hope…
Happy RAG Week, and a very very happy valentines day! Valentines is an important date for us in the Sexpress, because on Valentines last year we released our standalone Sexpress magazine. We were so happy with the feedback we received from readers and staff members alike, and we were happy to cover a good basis…
If earlier reports are anything to go by, it seems a lot of you need this article a lot more than I thought you did… Two Cs are essential (or sexsential…do-…do you get it?) to having a great, safe sex life: consent and contraception. And despite how important we all know they are, sometimes (as evident…
Content Warning: We will be discussing sensitive topics that may be distressing to some, and contains references to sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape, among others. If you are affected by anything discussed below, know that help is there: You can contact the Sexual Violence Centre Cork by calling freephone 1800 496 496, texting 087…
This issue of the Sexpress has been on a bit of a rocky journey, but we just got in there before the deadline. If you have any questions related to sex, relationships and sexuality, you can send them to our team of Sexperts and we’ll try to help you out. Go to uccexpress.ie/sexpress or email…
The second week of the semester saw the return of SHAG Week. SHAG Week in the past has been known for its abundance of free condoms and the appearance of some sort of sex magician, with all the emphasis of the week on the SHAG bit, and not so much emphasis on the Sexual Health…
Ask Sexpress If you have questions you want to ask our panel of ‘sexperts’ you can go to uccexpress.ie/sexpress. Hi, I’m starting in UCC this year and never really fit into school because I didn’t identify the same as everyone else. Is there any clubs or places to go in Cork where I could…
Going Out With a Bang The end is here, my friends. This is the last Sexpress of the college year. I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has read the paper, especially this section, and for everyone who picked up a copy of the Sexpress Magazine when it was floating around campus: your readership…
These days you can feel that there is a lot of pressure to look a certain way. We are a generation bound to social media, and apps such as Instagram can really dictate the way we think we should look. The rise of social influencers and fitness bloggers comes with a rise in awareness of…