Chrissie Russell

1 week ago | sundayworld.com | Chrissie Russell

It’s a sentence that would jar with many of us, the idea that losing our civil liberties, on top of everything the Co Waterford man had already lost, could ever be construed in any way as “lucky”, but Duggan means it. Incarcerated in Ireland for 15 months for a crime he had committed in England, it was only in prison that Duggan started to make the first tentative steps in breaking a drug addiction that had dominated his life for well over a decade.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Chrissie Russell

Dean Duggan is one of the people featured in RTÉ’s docuseries ‘Hooked’, which explores the personal stories behind addiction. Here, Duggan talks about how his drug use started, why it can happen to anyone and what made him agree to take part in the show‘I was dead inside,” says Dean Duggan (35) simply.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Chrissie Russell

After coming third in the semi-final, the Dubliner talks about staying in touch with Alan Sugar and dealing with internet trollsApprentice runner-up Jordan Dargan has revealed he’s already been back in touch with business boss Alan Sugar – just hours after getting fired. The 22-year-old Dubliner came third in the dramatic semi-final episode of the hit BBC show, but reckons he’s still a winner since he walked away with Lord Sugar’s phone number and the prospect of future investment.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Chrissie Russell

Just like the three women in ‘The White Lotus’ – most of my girls’ trips have been disastrous and dramatic tooChrissie Russell on why there’s no such thing as a relaxing group trip – there’s always drama Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan in ‘The White Lotus’.

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Chrissie Russell

The Ireland of 2025 may be much more open and understanding about sex than in previous decades, but one aspect still seems to be fair game for judgment: when we have it for the first timeThree months into their relationship, Robbie Lawlor and his girlfriend decided to ditch college for the day and have sex for the first time.