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Dear Miriam: 'my husband no longer wants to leave Dublin for the countryside'

Miriam advises a reader in Cork to enlist the services of a counsellor to help her and her husband navigate the thorny issue of whether they continue living in the city or relocate to her home village

ASK MIRIAM 30 September 2026

Dear Miriam: 'my husband no longer wants to leave Dublin for the countryside'

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Editorial: 'we can do better for children than the current School Meals Scheme'

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Dear Miriam: ‘my husband won’t get a vasectomy, but I don’t want more kids’

Dear Miriam: ‘my husband won’t get a vasectomy, but I don’t want more kids’

A reader asks Miriam if she is being selfish in asking her husband to get a vasectomy after he promised he would and is now backing out.

ASK MIRIAM 16 September 2026

Why ploughing at home was the next best thing

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KATHERINE O'LEARY 16 September 2026

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After a summer of drought and instability on the farm, our Desperate Farmhusband is planning for a better year in 2027.

CL-IFJHOME 16 September 2026

‘The end of the drought and a return to grass growth bring a jovial mood’

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Grass growth has exceeded expectations following the drought, creating an upbeat atmosphere at the Irish Holstein Friesian Association Focus Farm Day in Cork, writes Katherine O'Leary.

KATHERINE O'LEARY 16 September 2026

Editorial: ‘what keeps people coming back to the Ploughing?

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The National Ploughing Championships is about more than machinery and trade stands. It's where friendships are renewed, ideas exchanged and farming communities reconnect.

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‘On the sad anniversary of 9/11, the son of Leitrim is remembered'

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Remembering Father Mychal Judge, the Irish-American priest whose courage and compassion shone through one of history’s darkest days, says Kate Durrant.

BLOG 16 September 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘My brothers won’t help care for Mam and I’m at breaking point’

Dear Miriam: ‘My brothers won’t help care for Mam and I’m at breaking point’

A reader asks Miriam if she's being selfish in seeking nursing home care for her mother as she is struggling to cope with her care on top of her own work and family responsibilities.

ASK MIRIAM 16 September 2026

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New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

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