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‘I want to give up drinking but I’m afraid it will curtail my social life’
Rosalind Skillen
Miriam has some advice for sheep farmer who wants to go sober.
19 March 2025 Editorial
Celebrating St Patrick's Day
Our cultural celebration of music, colour and flair certainly warms the heart on cold, March days.
19 March 2025 l2
'We can’t give happiness away, it is not ours to give'
Face towards the sunshine and let the shadows fall behind you on International Day of Happiness, writes Kate Durrant.
'How many farmers are this week suffering from backache, sore knees or hips?'
The time is now to start thinking about taking breaks and what relief staff are needed for next spring, writes Katherine O'Leary.
19 March 2025 Katherine O'Leary
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
‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’
A visit from RTÉ's Brenda Donohue brings all of the family around the kitchen table and puts cancer treatment in perspective.
12 March 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Desperate Farmhusband: never, ever, be too positive about farming
It might sound counter-intuitive, but our Desperate Farmhusband does have a point...
12 March 2025 Features
Editorial: Times, they are a-changing
'It's about getting a fair representation of both genders, to have men and women’s voices at the table. '
12 March 2025 Editorial
‘I have a precious granddaughter at the centre of my heart – I’m a happy granny’
I have a new grandchild, my first granddaughter, Katie Margaret O'Leary has arrived. Our first meeting was a treasured moment.
5 March 2025 Katherine O'Leary
‘Over the years, I have unwittingly formed a girl gang in my own home'
This International Women's Day, our Desperate Farmwife is calling out weaponised incompetence as she sees it.
5 March 2025 Features
Editorial: ‘Isn’t it mad that it is now five years since COVID-19 took over?'
'Women are innovating, pushing boundaries and making their mark in industries that are for the most part, male dominated'.
5 March 2025 Editorial
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