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Living Life: read all about it
Grace Hanna
From nature and sport to magical creatures, bounce into the Easter break with eight wonderful new Irish children’s books to help make imaginations run wild, writes Grace Hanna.
27 March 2024 Living Life
Therapy reading: ‘I started the project for my own wellbeing’
Have you ever read a book that really left an impression? Author Katie O’Donoghue writes children’s books in which the stories go a lot deeper than they first appear, writes Dee Laffan.
Katherine in the Country: 'time to nuture creativity'
A costume was needed for World Book Day, so it was time for granny and grandson to get creative, writes Katherine O’Leary.
Out of the blue: how caring led to a new career
A shock diagnosis forced Ruth Cahill to leave her career to become a carer. But the lessons she learned along the way allowed her business, Duck Blue, to take flight.
6 March 2024 Features
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
Friendships that last
In this month’s column, memoir writer Maureen Boyle reminisces about lent as a child and how friendships were forged over the shared experience.
28 February 2024 Living Life
Ask Miriam: ‘my husband struggles to connect with our son’
A concerned mother reaches out to Miriam for advice for her husband who is struggling to connect with their son.
14 February 2024 Ask Miriam
Parenting: let them eat cake... and enjoy it
As Lent is a time when many make changes to their diet, Rebecca Lenehan asks the experts how children can build a healthy relationship with high-sugar, high-fat foods.
14 February 2024 Health
Education 2024: what are the changes to student funding in 2024?
A number of changes have come into effect for college students regarding the student contribution fee and maintenance grant rates, writes Sarah McIntosh.
17 January 2024 Education
Welcome to a week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week in the country.
17 January 2024 Features
Parenting: working to develop an attitude of gratitude
How do we instil a sense of real gratitude in our children? As it turns out, giving less is sometimes more, writes Rebecca Lenehan.
10 January 2024 Features
Ask Miriam: 'we were alone this Christmas and the grief came flooding back'
A reader reaches out to Miriam to as he and his wife navigate the grief of losing their child more than 40 years ago.
10 January 2024 Features