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Editorial: a more mindful approach to Easter
Ciara Leahy
We might all be riding the wave of the sugar high but not long after comes the sugar crash.
Editorial: a more mindful approach to Easter
Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?
16 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?
Miriam advises a reader to talk through her concerns with her husband as to how his family make her feel when she accompanies him to social gatherings such as family weddings
'The little white book is missing... how do I tell Tim?'
16 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
'The little white book is missing... how do I tell Tim?'
When Katherine realised the important record book was probably gone for good, she had to come clean.
How is your head space with all this talk on tariffs?
Remember the power of basics and don’t let Trump’s tariffs invade your peace of mind.
9 April 2025 Editorial
Dear Miriam: how can I best support my distant and depressed sister-in-law?
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 Ask Miriam
‘It is quite unprecedented that farmers in most sectors are happy with returns'
The workload is wasing on dairy farms as calving comes to an end. The fine weather is finally here and starting to drive on grass growth.
9 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement
A Leinster reader asks Miriam's advice on the legality surrounding pre nuptial agreements after seeing several men lose 'big money' when their marriages broke down.
2 April 2025 Ask Miriam
‘Sometimes a story can transcend and embrace our humanity in a special way’
Darragh McCullough spoke movingly on radio about the birth of his daughter, Grace via surrogacy, and she was spellbound, writes Katherine O'Leary.
2 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
‘I am reminded that the gap between pushchair and wheelchair is short'
Delighting in finding her 'precious box' during a home renovation, it sets her thinking of happy times, writes Kate Durrant.
2 April 2025 l2
Editorial: ‘shout out to the parents who don’t get it right all the time'
I want to be the mother who follows the advice from the likes of Lucy Wolfe and all those other sleep experts but hey, life happens.
2 April 2025 Editorial
Dear Miriam: ‘I’m grieving my mother and my pushy father won’t leave my home’
A distressed daughter seeks Miriam's advice in how to deal with her unsupportive family since the death of her mother and a father who refuses to move out of her home.
26 March 2025 Ask Miriam
Celebrating strength this Mother's Day
This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate the strength of all the mums who are solo parenting.
26 March 2025 l2