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Health special: screening tests that could save your life
Margaret Hawkins
Screening tests can catch a health condition even before it starts causing symptoms. Here are the top preventive measures for women, writes Margaret Hawkins.
10 April 2024 Gardening
Gardening with Gerry: striking Sycamore
People are often surprised to learn that the sycamore is not a native tree, and yet it has found its home in many large gardens in the countyside, writes Gerry Daly
3 April 2024 Editorial
Editorial: breastfeeding - it's the versus I have a problem with
The government need to step up and support parents with newborn babies more -whether they breast or bottle feed their child, writes Ciara Leahy.
Easter bunny blues: the aftermath of impulse purchases
Bunnies aren’t just for Easter – why the widespread misunderstanding of domestic rabbits makes them one of Ireland’s most abandoned pets, writes Grace Hanna.
27 March 2024 Around the country
Ask Miriam: ‘my Mam turned 60 and her new look is mortifying’
Dear Miriam, since our mam turned 60, she has changed her image completely. How do we make her see sense?
20 March 2024 Ask Miriam
Living Life: Easter egg-citement for all the family
Are your kids science or sports mad? Adrenaline junkies or history buffs? Whatever they’re into, Maria Moynihan has 10 great ideas for family days out over the Easter holidays.
20 March 2024 Features
How surviving a stroke led to helping others
Sinéad Lucey Brennan suffered a stroke at the age of 28. Eight years on, she is an advocate for those with disabilities, visible and hidden, writes Margaret Hawkins.
13 March 2024 Health
Gardening with Gerry: out of the blue
Scilla or squill is related to the wild bluebell, and the much cultivated garden flower hyacinth, writes Gerry Daly.
13 March 2024 Gardening
Katherine in the Country: ‘making positive changes'
In celebrating International Women’s Day, aim to do something positive for women by making things easier on the farm.
6 March 2024 Katherine O'Leary
I don't want my house to become a dumping ground
Dear Miriam, I feel like my sister-in-law treats my house like a dumping ground for her kids' old things.
28 February 2024 Ask Miriam
It's important to vote on 8 March
On Friday 8 March, the people of Ireland will vote on two separate constitutional amendments. Here, advocates on each side explain why they are in favour of, or opposed to, each referendum proposal.
28 February 2024 Editorial
Katherine O'Leary: ‘I hope that my experience has given hope to people'
Brenda O’ Donohue from RTÉ’s Countrywide dropped by and we chatted about everything from diagnosis, treatment and surgery to getting back in the calf shed, writes Katherine O’Leary.
21 February 2024 Katherine O'Leary