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Ask Miriam: ‘my daughter says she won’t go to college’
Ask Miriam
A concerned mother questions her daughter's decision to pass up a potential university course in favour of training to become a hairdresser.
3 July 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O'Leary: maybe next year we might have some normal seasons
There is a lot of talk around kitchen tables about this difficult summer. As costs continue to rise due to the weather, we can only hope for better next year, writes Katherine O’Leary.
3 July 2024 Editorial
Editorial: first-time buyers encouraged to avail of the VPRG
The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant has proved to be so popular, there are now too-shoots schemes to encourage more to sign up, writes Ciara Leahy.
Katherine O'Leary: ‘Suisha Inclusive Arts is Diarmuid’s magic space’
A production by Suisha Inclusive Arts, is a reminder that people with disabilities have the right to choose where they live, writes Katherine O’Leary.
26 June 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Ask Miriam: 'how can we repair family fall-out?'
This week, Miriam hears from a reader seeking advice on how to overcome a fall-out in the family.
26 June 2024 Ask Miriam
Editorial: the voices of our farming juniors
While many small farmers are considering getting out of the industry, there are still plenty of young people enthusiastic about their future in farming, writes Ciara Leahy.
26 June 2024 Editorial
Editorial: Pre-school graduation day
Rural pre-schools are struggling since the Core Funding model was introduced in 2022, writes Ciara Leahy.
19 June 2024 Editorial
Ask Miriam: 'I want to travel - but I have nobody to go with'
This week, Miriam hears from a reader looking for advice on how to start travelling solo.
19 June 2024 Ask Miriam
Katherine O'Leary: whatever the black cloud, we can get out from under it
When my family suggested having a party for my 65th birthday, a good memory helped me to acquiesce and enjoy the day, writes Katherine O’Leary.
19 June 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Ask Miriam: 'my husband wants our son to go to boarding school. I don’t agree'
This week, Miriam hears from a mother who does not want to send her son to boarding school, even though his father wants him to follow in his footsteps.
12 June 2024 Ask Miriam
Ann Devine: ‘The hassle and the money – we’re not even going to Mass’
Ann plays sleuth at the Stepping Stones ceremony above in the hall, writes Colm O’Regan.
12 June 2024 l2
Katherine O'Leary: Groundhog Day - the cancer is back and I feel broken
I could not write about this before now. The cancer is back. By the time you read this, I will have received my third round of new chemotherapy, writes Katherine O’Leary.
12 June 2024 Katherine O'Leary