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Editorial: building that nest egg for the future

Talk turned to pensions at the Ploughing last week and the importance of building up your stamps.

EDITORIAL 24 September 2025

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Spilling the tea with Maître D'

Spilling the tea with Maître D'

NEWS 24 September 2025

Home Nurse: support heart health

Home Nurse: support heart health

RECIPES 24 September 2025

Gardening with Paul: Red Hot Pokers for summer and autumn heat

Gardening with Paul: Red Hot Pokers for summer and autumn heat

Gardening with Paul: Red Hot Pokers for summer and autumn heat

GARDENING 24 September 2025

Money Mentor: good year on the dairy farm? How to tackle tax

Money Mentor: good year on the dairy farm? How to tackle tax

Money Mentor: good year on the dairy farm? How to tackle tax

MONEY MENTOR 24 September 2025

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

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

A grandmother in Kerry asks Miriam how to support her daughter who has recently left an abusive relationship but is now living in emergency accommodation with her two young children.

ASK MIRIAM 24 September 2025

From war-torn Syria to making music in Leitrim

From war-torn Syria to making music in Leitrim

Acclaimed singer and bouzouki player who fled Syria following the death of his son has found joy and hope in Carrick-on-Shannon.

FEATURES 24 September 2025

Rising Rural Stars shine bright at Ploughing

Rising Rural Stars shine bright at Ploughing

The passion and pride among the younger generation of farming families shone through at the IFJ stand at Ploughing which hosted the final of the Rising Rural Stars competition.

FEATURES 24 September 2025

Planting a better future from the ground up

Planting a better future from the ground up

Leading enviromentalist Éanna Ní Lamhna is leading by example as she encourages primary school children to plant a native Irish Scots Pine tree to celebrate National Tree Day.

FEATURES 24 September 2025

Rural families squeezed amid cost-of-living crisis

Rural families squeezed amid cost-of-living crisis

With food inflation soaring and higher energy bills taking effect in the coming weeks families throughout rural Ireland are pushed to the brink in the absence of any more cost of living supports.

FEATURES 24 September 2025

'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'

Youthful energy is a wonderful asset to our farming community and should be supported at all times, writes Katherine O'Leary.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 24 September 2025

Neven Maguire: meat me in the middle

Neven Maguire: meat me in the middle

Here's two flavoursome lamb and beef recipes ewe will absolutely love for dinner.

NEVEN 24 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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