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'Walking his only daughter up the aisle on her wedding day topped everything'
Katherine O'Leary
The sunny Algarve in Portugal was the destination for the beautiful wedding of Orlaith Coleman and Mark Guiry.
14 May 2025 Ask Miriam
Dear Miriam: ‘My wife won’t live in a mobile while house is being refurbished’
A frustrated Wexford reader asks Miriam how to talk his wife into settling for a six month stay in a mobile home on the site of a farmhouse they're refurbishing into their forever home.
14 May 2025 Editorial
Editorial: ‘you may be in darkness but there will be light again'
Darkness into Light is an event of hope, the reality of suicide is horrific. I’ve cried hot tears thinking about the dark place my friend must have been in.
Editorial: dancing around the May Bush to welcome summer
A traditional custom that stretches back thousands of years is being kept alive in the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
7 May 2025 Editorial
Dear Miriam: how can I convince my daughter she should finish her degree?
A worried mother asks Miriam for advice on how to encourage her youngest daughter to reverse the decision to abandon a college business degree course to work as a sileage contractor full-time.
7 May 2025 Ask Miriam
‘It’s so important to value all friendships that are diverse and different'
Old friendships are always there to be rekindled, writes Katherine O'Leary.
7 May 2025 Katherine O'Leary
'I had a sore bum and tired legs but I was thrilled that I’d cycled almost 28km'
A cycling trip on the Kerry Greenway proves challenging and rewarding.
30 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Dear Miriam: ‘my in-law’s cash gift makes me uneasy and I want to clear the air’
A disagreement over where the money came from to build a house leads to Miriam's advice being sought in how to solve the problem for a Munster reader and his wife.
30 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Editorial: ‘some parents have concerns around the hot school lunches'
Some parents have highlighted their concerns around the nutritional standards of the School Meals programme, and we want our readers to have their say.
30 April 2025 Editorial
'The record book will be under my pillow and will have to be wrestled from me'
The little white book turns up and the spring jobs continue to bring energy and vibrancy to the farm.
23 April 2025 Katherine O'Leary
Ask Miriam: how do I ask my new neighbour to stop wrecking my trees?
A frustrated reader whose mature trees are under threat from an inconsiderate neighbour seeks Miriam's advice on how to solve the issue.
23 April 2025 Ask Miriam
Editorial: ‘why is this noble profession struggling?’
There are less teachers in our children's schools and this was top of the agenda at the teachers conferences this week.
23 April 2025 Editorial