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Editorial: human kindness shined through in the snow
Ciara Leahy
The stories of people helping each other in the cold would warm your heart, writes Ciara Leahy.
1 January 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: I don’t need house visits, how can I stop them from checking in?
A man who doesn't appreciate a local lady calling in to check on him every week asks Miriam for advice on how to end the arrangement.
25 December 2024 Features
Cuairtíocht: ‘I’ll see Tomás for a chat over Christmas’
ALONE’s befriending service is providing companionship for older people in rural Ireland, writes Deirdre Verney.
Carlow community give Mary the perfect send off
A lady who passed away in her adopted home town of Carlow, with no living relatives, received a big turnout at her funeral following a social media post by the undertaker, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
4 December 2024 Features
Everyday’s a school day... even at 67
Retired dairy farmer Pat Savage is hoping his story will inspire other mature students to follow their dreams and go back to education, writes Sarah McIntosh.
27 November 2024 Education
Dear Miriam: ‘my siblings have our father convinced not to trust his carers’
An elderly man's reluctance to trust carers calling to his home due to his children convincing him people are out to get him is the concern raised with Miriam this week.
30 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Ann Devine: a home away from home – just for now
Ann’s mother has had a fall, and for a while at least things are about to change.
16 October 2024 l2
‘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 Ask Miriam
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.
25 September 2024 Features
Ask Miriam: ‘elderly dad refuses to give up driving to pub’
A concerned daughter seeks Miriam's advice on how to convince her father that driving home from the pub after a few pints is not an option.
28 August 2024 Ask Miriam