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Katherine’s Country: the satisfaction of a beautiful, busy day on the farm
Katherine O'Leary
The important decisions on the farm very often start with the all-important grass walk, writes Katherine O’Leary, as she pops along for the ride
24 May 2023 Ask Miriam
Struggling to cope with a family falling-out
Dear Miriam, I am looking for advice on how to manage a family falling-out.
24 May 2023 Features
Margaret Leahy: a huge ‘go raibh maith agat’ to all the kind people in the world
An unexpected family emergency brought Margaret Leahy to the mercy of friends, family and even perfect strangers. Each one of them went above and beyond to help.
Editorial: Policy vying for a better world without a sting in the tail
In fairy tales, a happy ending is expected but a positive outcome is often not the case in the real world. Beware the law of unintended consequences writes Amii McKeever
24 May 2023 Amii
Beef Trends: factories throw another punch
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.
24 May 2023 Markets
Readers respond to the search for Mr Right
Two readers share their advice in response to a recent letter about the struggle to find “Mr Right”.
17 May 2023 Ask Miriam
Katherine's Country: my life has completely changed
As she faces into several difficult rounds of chemotherapy, Katherine O'Leary has stopped crying and is determined to get the job of recovery done.
17 May 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Love of the land is a positive force, but ...
Farmers will do everything in their power to ensure their land is passed on to the next generation in good fettle, but the pace of change coming is potentially frightening.
17 May 2023
Editorial: our historic and tragic past is unfortunately someone else’s present
Our history may be consigned to the past but the famine and the indentured lives of the Irish people are still within living memory. We should not lose sight of that.
17 May 2023 Features
‘I hate the painting my in-laws bought us’
Dear Miriam, my in-laws bought us a painting for our new home, but I hate it.
10 May 2023 Ask Miriam
Desperate Farmwife: millennial mothers were brought up to believe a big, fat lie
Whoever told us we could “have it all” obviously had no idea what kind of future we were facing into, writes our Desperate Farmwife.
10 May 2023 Features
Margaret Leahy: ‘When you have a dog, you’re never alone’
Dogs have a keen understanding of when their humans are in a time of need, writes Margaret Leahy.
10 May 2023 Features