elle ) ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁( Will ▁Will ough by ). ▁Over all , ▁M andy ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 5 1 ▁episodes . ▁ ▁She ▁develop s ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁Ian ▁Gall ag her ▁( G er ard ▁K ear ns ) ▁in ▁series ▁ 1 ▁because ▁he ▁stuck ▁up ▁for ▁her ▁against ▁their ▁teacher ▁Mrs . ▁Nov ac ov ic , ▁but ▁sends ▁her ▁brothers ▁after ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁reject s ▁her . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁person ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁about ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁She ▁becomes ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁to ▁Ian ▁and ▁pret ends ▁to ▁date ▁him ▁to ▁keep ▁le ering ▁boys ▁away ▁from ▁her , ▁leading ▁to ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ian ' s ▁brother ▁Lip . ▁ ▁M andy ▁conce ives ▁Lip ' s ▁baby , ▁K atie , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁or ▁so ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁Mag u ires , ▁takes ▁her ▁away ▁and ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁Gall agh ers . ▁However ▁her ▁father ▁P addy ▁continues ▁to ▁supply ▁her ▁with ▁financial ▁support . ▁She ▁begins ▁an ▁open , ▁long - term ▁relationship ▁with ▁Lip ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁away ▁at ▁university , ▁but ▁finish es ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁series ▁ 5 ▁after ▁Lip ' s ▁secret ▁university ▁girl friend ▁shows ▁her ▁face , ▁she ▁sp ends ▁the ▁whole ▁series ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁every ▁man ▁she ' s ▁attract ed ▁to ▁until ▁she ▁goes ▁on ▁a ▁blind ▁date ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁named ▁D ex ▁whom ▁she ▁gives ▁him ▁an ▁E ▁and