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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.

ASK MIRIAM 30 April 2025

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Retiring at different times? how to manage your cash

Retiring at different times? how to manage your cash

MONEY MENTOR 30 April 2025

What to do when you are waiting to inherit property

What to do when you are waiting to inherit property

L2 30 April 2025

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

‘I do not try to deny my age, I try to defy it’

FEATURES 30 April 2025

Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?

Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?

Ask Miriam: is it unreasonable to avoid the in-laws by skipping gatherings?

ASK MIRIAM 16 April 2025

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Let’s think outside the (chocolate) box at Easter

Let’s think outside the (chocolate) box at Easter

This can be a time for overindulgence – but with just a little careful thought it doesn’t have to be.

HEALTH 2 April 2025

Can a cash gift still qualify for Agricultural Relief?

Can a cash gift still qualify for Agricultural Relief?

How Agricultural Relief applies on a gift of cash and the huge tax saving to be made at this time.

NEWS 2 April 2025

How to track a pension from a previous job

How to track a pension from a previous job

What happens to your pension when you leave a job and how do you locate it?

MONEY MENTOR 2 April 2025

Transition year – a gap worth taking or time lost?

Transition year – a gap worth taking or time lost?

While almost 80% of students in Ireland participate in transition year, it’s important to weigh up the options, writes Sarah Mcintosh.

EDUCATION 2 April 2025

Gardening with Paul: cheery cherry blossom blooms

Gardening with Paul: cheery cherry blossom blooms

Flowering cherries bring flurries of pink and white to brighten the spring garden, writes Paul Maher.

GARDENING 2 April 2025

Dear Miriam: how can I best support my distant and depressed sister-in-law?

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.

ASK MIRIAM 2 April 2025

Dear Miriam: I won’t consider marriage unless I can get a pre-nuptial agreement

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.

ASK MIRIAM 2 April 2025

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