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'I’m not so sure our ancestors would be too impressed with this tradwife trend'
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Our Desperate Farmwife isn't so sure our grannies and great-grannies would be impressed with some of these social media trends we see on TikTok.
5 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.
29 January 2025 Features
Sally McKenna: ‘women have had a huge influence on food’
As we celebrate St Brigid’s Day, Sally McKenna gives an overview of female-led change within the Irish food industry in recent years, writes Caroline Hennessy.
Neven Maguire: nothing beats a Sunday roast
If you want to try something different for your Sunday lunch, this porchetta is a crowd-pleaser, writes Neven Maguire.
29 January 2025 Neven
Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help
This week Miriam responds to a reader worried about their father's lack of social interaction.
29 January 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: am I selfish by wanting my daughter to keep in touch more?
Is it too much to ask for my daughter to stay in touch from sunny down under?
22 January 2025 Ask Miriam
Kate Durrant: ‘we are bonded by the unconditional love we call friendship'
Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another - What! You too? writes Kate Durrant.
22 January 2025 l2
‘It’s back to basics, washing hands often, and wearing a mask'
A trip to Dinos Alive in Dublin falls foul of norovirus and in any case the display failed to impress us adults. It is suitable only for young children, writes Katherine O'Leary.
22 January 2025 Katherine O'Leary
‘The roof in the refugee centre is their only space to grow food’
From the top of Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem and beyond, reporter Oliver Moore reports on the horrors Palestinian farmers are enduring daily.
22 January 2025 Features
Legal advice: can I add my daughter to my herd number?
Putting a child’s name on a herd number can have unintended consequences, writes Aisling Meehan.
22 January 2025 Consumer
'Lovely things happen when families make an effort to come together'
A family get-together proves memorable in the local pub while farmers welcome the thaw after a week of hardship, writes Katherine O'Leary.
15 January 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Sinéad’s plate full to the brim
The cook, physio and athlete has built up her multi-faceted food business step-by-step, writes Caroline Hennessy.
15 January 2025 News