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Women's Sheds harnessing the power of Mná na hÉireann
Jacqueline Hogge
With an estimated 120 Women’s Sheds around the country, the huge role these community-led groups play is the subject of new research, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
25 September 2024 Ask Miriam
‘We’d like our dad to be more sociable’
This week, a reader seeks Miriam's advice as to how to encourage her father to be more sociable now that he lives alone following his wife moving in to a nursing home.
25 September 2024 Features
Elder mental health at risk from social disconnection
As more and more pubs close in rural Ireland, the loss of social connection is having a huge impact on mental health, particularly the elderly, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
Antrim farmers are hitting the right notes
A choir made up of people from farming backgrounds have performed sell-out concerts across Northern Ireland, writes Peter McCann.
7 August 2024 CL-IFJHome