Sunday Independent
6th October 2013
by Joanna Kiernan
BDSM newbies must get to grips with safety issues
As Ireland’s community of kinksters expands, Joanna Kiernan investigates the ties that bind
SAFETY is a growing concern among the fetish and BDSM (Bondage, Discipline, and Sadomasochism) scene in Ireland, with many enthusiasts keeping their activities secret out of fears they could lose their job if their adult interests are exposed. Read More
Sunday World
27th October 2013
by Niamh O’ Connor
Pain Customers
In a crowded basement on Middle Abbey Street last Saturday night, more than 200 ordinary Joes of a similar persuasion were revelling in the pleasure they get from pain in a venue kitted out as a torture-chamber. As clubbers bopped and swilled beer in the Academy live music venue upstairs, downstairs in the basement of 57 Middle Abbey Street an orgy of decadence was in full swing by 10.30pm. Read More