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Desperate Farmhusband: ‘meditating in the jeep felt silly – but it's great'

Our Desperate Farmhusband heard that meditation can help clear your head - the only problem is, his house is too loud. Luckily, he has the farm jeep to hide away in.

L2 24 September 2025

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'Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí was theme of this year's Ploughing'

'Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí was theme of this year's Ploughing'

KATHERINE O'LEARY 24 September 2025

Ask Miriam: How to convince my daughter to bring my grandchildren home

Ask Miriam: How to convince my daughter to bring my grandchildren home

ASK MIRIAM 24 September 2025

Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

EDITORIAL 24 September 2025

‘I realised that the mantle had passed to the younger generation of farmers’

‘I realised that the mantle had passed to the younger generation of farmers’

‘I realised that the mantle had passed to the younger generation of farmers’

KATHERINE O'LEARY 17 September 2025

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‘There is one thing that dementia cannot take away – love'

‘There is one thing that dementia cannot take away – love'

Memories fade, love doesn't, writes Kate Durrant.

L2 10 September 2025

Dear Miriam: How can we balance her farm-themed vision with a stylish hen?

Dear Miriam: How can we balance her farm-themed vision with a stylish hen?

Miriam offers advice to a maid of honour who is torn between the wishes of her hen for a farm themed celebration and the wider group of friends who are pushing for a more glamorous night out.

ASK MIRIAM 10 September 2025

Editorial: ‘there was rain and muck but the people make the Ploughing special'

Editorial: ‘there was rain and muck but the people make the Ploughing special'

That’s the thing about Ploughing, it’s the people that make it every year.

EDITORIAL 10 September 2025

Our language brings agricultural sense to the ‘fómhar’ this time of year'

Our language brings agricultural sense to the ‘fómhar’ this time of year'

As the month of Meán Fómhair arrives, Séaghan Ó Súilleabháin aka Kerry Cowboy, explores how central the harvest is in our native language.

L2 10 September 2025

‘Tim and I have hosted a plethora of students over the years'

‘Tim and I have hosted a plethora of students over the years'

Jack Hennessy leaves the O'Leary farm after five years. Katherine remembers the young green student that turned into a fine, competent young man.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 10 September 2025

Dear Miriam: My husband refuses to share paternity leave and calls me selfish

Dear Miriam: My husband refuses to share paternity leave and calls me selfish

A reader from Laois asks Miriam's advice on how to convince her husband that sharing parental leave entitlement is the fairest way to deal with their childcare connundrum as she returns to work.

ASK MIRIAM 10 September 2025

Editorial: 'Ploughing is more than just a day out'

Editorial: 'Ploughing is more than just a day out'

Heading to the Ploughing could lift your spirits in ways you don't even expect.

EDITORIAL 10 September 2025

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Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

Farmers have always been susceptible to shifting market prices, changing policies, and unpredictable weather. These external factors constantly reshape the financial landscape.

Managing Farm Finances in shifting markets

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