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Dear Miriam: ‘How do I tell my daughter to rent instead of moving back home?’
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A reader who is reluctant to have her daughter and son-in-law move in with her asks Miriam's advice on how she can broach the subject of a rental home instead.
6 November 2024 Features
Rural Affairs: major childcare reform pledge by Harris as election fever rises
Price caps of €200 per child, per month and new crèche facilities to be built alongside primary schools, will be a priority for Simon Harris if he is re-elected Taoiseach, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
30 October 2024 Features
Caz Mooney: career change made total cents
Sharing her family’s budgeting journey and giving money tips online, has opened up a new profession for Offaly resident Caz Mooney. Deirdre Verney reports.
‘It would be nice if other residents of my home took cleanliness more seriously'
There's no use looking back and thinking, "what if?", but our Desperate Farmwife still can't help wondering about certain things in life.
23 October 2024 Features
‘I’ve lost my teen daughter to her smartphone’
Caving in to demands for a smartphone by her 12-year-old daughter leaves one concerned mother asking Miriam's advice on how to restore some boundaries with technology.
16 October 2024 Ask Miriam
‘Bikes galore and a PhD defence in Holland’
Katherine O’Leary and her husband Tim recently visited Utrecht in Holland, but it wasn’t just a tourist visit, they also had some family celebrations to enjoy.
9 October 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Ask Miriam: 'my daughter is freezing me out'
A concerned mother, who fears her daughter is suffering delayed grief from the death of her father, seeks Miriam's advice on how to rebuild their relationship.
2 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Living Life: pumpkin picking
With the spooky antics of Halloween just around the corner, now is the time to organise some pumpkin picking fun, writes Deirdre Verney.
2 October 2024 Features
Health: more funding is needed for breastfeeding specialists
While breastfeeding rates in Ireland remain low, support is growing. Mother-of-three Lianna Reidy says ‘reaching out’ to feeding specialists made all the difference, writes Margaret Hawkins.
2 October 2024 Health
Special report: lifting the lid on the Hot School Meals Programme
An in-depth examination of the Hot School Meals Programme shows a lack of local food suppliers is restricting the success of the scheme in rural schools. Jacqueline Hogge and Janine Kennedy report.
18 September 2024 Features
Ann Devine: the sparks are flying
Ann’s niece Freya has taken a new direction. Neighbour Nuala Costigan is finding it hard to come to grips with this current situation.
11 September 2024 Features
Ask Miriam: ‘my mother-in-law has controversial views’
This week, Miriam seeks to advise a lady who is finding it hard to hold her tongue when her outspoken mother in law expresses controversial views in front of her children.
11 September 2024 Ask Miriam