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Dear Miriam: how do I convince my partner to move back to the countryside?

This week, a reader seeks Miriam's help on finding compromise between her heart for the countryside and her partner's preference for the city.

ASK MIRIAM 12 February 2025

‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’

A visit from RTÉ's Brenda Donohue brings all of the family around the kitchen table and puts cancer treatment in perspective.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 12 February 2025

‘I have a precious granddaughter at the centre of my heart – I’m a happy granny’

I have a new grandchild, my first granddaughter, Katie Margaret O'Leary has arrived. Our first meeting was a treasured moment.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 12 February 2025

‘Over the years, I have unwittingly formed a girl gang in my own home'

This International Women's Day, our Desperate Farmwife is calling out weaponised incompetence as she sees it.

FEATURES 12 February 2025

Editorial: ‘Isn’t it mad that it is now five years since COVID-19 took over?'

'Women are innovating, pushing boundaries and making their mark in industries that are for the most part, male dominated'.

EDITORIAL 12 February 2025

Dear Miriam: my bachelor brother won’t change his ways – but wants to find love

A reader wants to help her bachelor brother to find love, but is worried he won't change his ways.

ASK MIRIAM 12 February 2025

Farmers’ bid to downsize family home rejected

The decision to sell their farmhouse to a local family has cost a Co Wicklow farming couple dearly as they have been denied permission to build a smaller home on their land by the local authority.

FEATURES 12 February 2025

Editorial: Modular homes in rural Ireland

Modular homes – if done right – could be the sticking plaster that might just stick.

EDITORIAL 12 February 2025

Neven Maguire: butter them up with chicken

These dishes taste like they take hours to prepare, but are quick enough for a midweek dinner.

NEVEN 12 February 2025

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

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Dear Miriam: how do I convince my partner to move back to the countryside?

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‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’

‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’

Dear Miriam: how do I convince my partner to move back to the countryside?

‘Avoid going down rabbit holes with negative thoughts. Stay above ground’

‘I have a precious granddaughter at the centre of my heart – I’m a happy granny’

‘Over the years, I have unwittingly formed a girl gang in my own home'

Editorial: ‘Isn’t it mad that it is now five years since COVID-19 took over?'

Dear Miriam: my bachelor brother won’t change his ways – but wants to find love

Farmers’ bid to downsize family home rejected

Editorial: Modular homes in rural Ireland

Neven Maguire: butter them up with chicken

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

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