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Ask Miriam: how do I ask my new neighbour to stop wrecking my trees?
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A frustrated reader whose mature trees are under threat from an inconsiderate neighbour seeks Miriam's advice on how to solve the issue.
16 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?
Miriam advises a reader to talk through her concerns with her husband as to how his family make her feel when she accompanies him to social gatherings such as family weddings
9 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: how can I best support my distant and depressed sister-in-law?
A worried lady seeks Miriam's advice on how to support her sister-in-law who has become distant and depressed since falling out with her friends and leaving her college course.
Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement
A Leinster reader asks Miriam's advice on the legality surrounding pre nuptial agreements after seeing several men lose 'big money' when their marriages broke down.
2 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: ‘I’m grieving my mother and my pushy father won’t leave my home’
A distressed daughter seeks Miriam's advice in how to deal with her unsupportive family since the death of her mother and a father who refuses to move out of her home.
26 March 2025 Ask Miriam
‘I want to give up drinking but I’m afraid it will curtail my social life’
Miriam has some advice for sheep farmer who wants to go sober.
19 March 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: how do I convince my partner to move back to the countryside?
This week, a reader seeks Miriam's help on finding compromise between her heart for the countryside and her partner's preference for the city.
12 March 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: my parents think our ‘sleep divorce’ means we are in trouble
A reader looks for advice on a 'sleep divorce' and how to explain to her parents that her marriage is not in trouble.
5 March 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: my bachelor brother won’t change his ways – but wants to find love
A reader wants to help her bachelor brother to find love, but is worried he won't change his ways.
26 February 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: I’m so nervous driving – but I don’t want to give up my car keys
A reader asks Miriam for help with her anxiety around driving.
19 February 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: I’m a widow and feel so lonely – I would like to meet someone
A reader asks Miriam for advice on dating and how to broach the subject with her children.
12 February 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: my son is not pulling his weight at home with his young family
This week an annoyed reader asks for advice on her son not pulling his weight in his new family.
5 February 2025 Ask Miriam