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Editorial: 'we’re seeing all over the world how fragile democracy really is'

Use your vote, it is a privilege as a citizen of a free country and your civic responsibility.

EDITORIAL 22 October 2025

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'A new challenge. I embrace it and move on. I trust my team of doctors'

'A new challenge. I embrace it and move on. I trust my team of doctors'

KATHERINE O'LEARY 22 October 2025

'It is important to be able to forget the serious stuff sometimes'

'It is important to be able to forget the serious stuff sometimes'

KATHERINE O'LEARY 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: Am I selfish for wanting a life beyond motherhood and the farm?

Dear Miriam: Am I selfish for wanting a life beyond motherhood and the farm?

Dear Miriam: Am I selfish for wanting a life beyond motherhood and the farm?

ASK MIRIAM 22 October 2025

Editorial: ‘the lively pub chatter died down and an awkward atmosphere settled'

Editorial: ‘the lively pub chatter died down and an awkward atmosphere settled'

Editorial: ‘the lively pub chatter died down and an awkward atmosphere settled'

EDITORIAL 8 October 2025

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‘People are stunned: how could this have happened to the O’Connor family?’

‘People are stunned: how could this have happened to the O’Connor family?’

There are so many unanswered questions in the aftermath of such a tragedy, writes Katherine O'Leary.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 24 September 2025

Dear Miriam: 'no answer from nursing home on mum's changed behaviour'

Dear Miriam: 'no answer from nursing home on mum's changed behaviour'

Miriam advises a reader who is concerned over her mother's isolation in a nursing home to speak with the person in charge to determine why there has been a change in her behaviour and routine.

ASK MIRIAM 24 September 2025

'They say seven is a lucky number and you won’t find me arguing with that'

'They say seven is a lucky number and you won’t find me arguing with that'

Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation, writes Kate Durrant.

L2 24 September 2025

Editorial: 'Succession is a topic we frequently discuss at the conference'

Editorial: 'Succession is a topic we frequently discuss at the conference'

Whether you're planning for the future or reflecting on what did – or didn't – go well, succession is relevant to many farming families.

EDITORIAL 24 September 2025

Dear Miriam: My adult children have moved home but won’t pull their weight

Dear Miriam: My adult children have moved home but won’t pull their weight

A reader asks for Miriam's help in taking her adult children to task for their refusal to clean up after themselves, having moved back into the family home after a period of living independently.

ASK MIRIAM 24 September 2025

Katherine O'Leary: ‘people with intellectual disability need to be heard'

Katherine O'Leary: ‘people with intellectual disability need to be heard'

The national platform of self advocates help us to understand the united nation’s convention on the rights of persons with a disability. Diarmuid O’Leary plays his part.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 24 September 2025

Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

Talk turned to pensions at the Ploughing last week and the importance of building up your stamps.

EDITORIAL 24 September 2025

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Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

At the AIB Shed Talks, industry experts explored how Ireland’s agri sector can support the next generation of farmers.

Watch: Shed Talks – Supporting the next generation of young farmers

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