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‘I want to give up drinking but I’m afraid it will curtail my social life’

Miriam has some advice for sheep farmer who wants to go sober.

ASK MIRIAM 19 March 2025

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

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

ASK MIRIAM 12 March 2025

Dear Miriam: my parents think our ‘sleep divorce’ means we are in trouble

Dear Miriam: my parents think our ‘sleep divorce’ means we are in trouble

ASK MIRIAM 5 March 2025

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

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

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

ASK MIRIAM 26 February 2025

Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help

Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help

Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help

ASK MIRIAM 29 January 2025

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

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 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help

Dear Miriam: My father is caught in a rut since his retirement – how can we help

This week Miriam responds to a reader worried about their father's lack of social interaction.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: am I selfish by wanting my daughter to keep in touch more?

Dear Miriam: am I selfish by wanting my daughter to keep in touch more?

Is it too much to ask for my daughter to stay in touch from sunny down under?

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: Should I just stop making resolutions? I always feel like I fail?

Dear Miriam: Should I just stop making resolutions? I always feel like I fail?

A lady in Meath seeks Miriam's advice on making resolutions.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: how do I save my annual tradition after a family bust-up at dinner?

Dear Miriam: how do I save my annual tradition after a family bust-up at dinner?

After a family argument threatens to disrupt the magic of Christmas Eve, a reader asks Miriam for advice on how to keep one beloved family tradition alive.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: I don’t need house visits, how can I stop them from checking in?

Dear Miriam: I don’t need house visits, how can I stop them from checking in?

A man who doesn't appreciate a local lady calling in to check on him every week asks Miriam for advice on how to end the arrangement.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: ‘My overbearing former friend is hard work. How do I let her go?

Dear Miriam: ‘My overbearing former friend is hard work. How do I let her go?

A lady in Carlow seeks Miriam's advice over how to keep her distance from a former friend who is trying to reconnect despite them no longer having much in common.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: Can workplace conflict lead to post traumatic stress disorder?

Dear Miriam: Can workplace conflict lead to post traumatic stress disorder?

A man seeks Miriam's advice in dealing with the trauma of a former colleague whose actions continue to affect him years after he retired from the job.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

Dear Miriam: ‘I want to find a partner, but I feel my weight is stopping me’

Dear Miriam: ‘I want to find a partner, but I feel my weight is stopping me’

Miriam advises a Tipperary lady who believes the secret to her attracting a life partner lies in her ability to shed weight to separate the two issues to improve her success in achieving both goals.

ASK MIRIAM 20 November 2024

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