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Dear Miriam: how can I best support my distant and depressed sister-in-law?
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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.
9 April 2025 Features
Donegal farmers are men on the move
An initiative aimed at encouraging rural men to exercise has both health and social benefits, writes Sarah Mcintosh.
6 April 2025 News
Heydon wants farmer mental health to be addressed at ‘every engagement’
Martin Heydon was responding to a question from Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan in relation to available supports and programmes for farmers around mental health and well-being.
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2 April 2025 Features
Minding yourself, as well as your horses
Breeding and rearing horses is not a game for the faint-hearted, it's long days and hard graft, as a breeder herself, editor Helen Sharp offers some advice for keeping your mind and body in shape.
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Request for views from farmers: mental health matters
'The experiences of members of Ireland’s farming families need to be heard.' - Dr Siobhán O'Connor, associate professor, School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University.
5 March 2025 Letters
‘Women do a lot of caring – and there is a cost to that’
Psychologist Allison Keating insists that the chronic levels of stress and anxiety we are experiencing on a daily basis are not normal, writes Rosalind Skillen.
5 March 2025 Health
Editorial: ‘all by myself – it felt liberating to enjoy my own company'
I was a bit self-conscious going to the cinema on my own but it was totally worth it.
19 February 2025 Editorial
Developing good health habits to live well later
In part one of a three-week series, we ask medical experts what your health focus should be between the ages of 20 and 39.
12 February 2025 Health
Irish farmer social initiative goes stateside
The initiative was developed to help protect older farmers’ sense of purpose and social connectedness within the farming community in later life.
8 February 2025 News
Track your health stats with a click of a button
Smartphone apps are giving us the insights and tools to live healthier and more mindful lives in just one click or swipe of a button, writes Rosalind Skillen.
5 February 2025 Health
Student farmer views: New Zealand calling after college
James Hanly spoke to some of the first-year agriculture students at Gurteen College while at a farm safety and security event to see what their plans are once they graduate.
5 February 2025 News