Opinion and debate from Irish Country Living
Ask Miriam on 21 July 2021
Dear Miriam: my daughter won’t take the vaccine
Dear Miriam, my daughter won’t take the vaccine and it’s causing agro between us
Damien O'Reilly on 21 July 2021
Damien’s Diary: touchdown in Tokyo, finally
After rigorous checks, I've finally arrived in Tokyo for the Olympic games but it will be a year like no other, writes Damien O’Reilly.
Amii McKeever on 21 July 2021
Are there more buzzards about or was I just oblivious to what’s around me?
Stick with holidaying at home or now that you can travel or go abroad for a holiday? If there is nothing more than weather taking you, will you go? Amii McKeever is staying put.
Katherine O'Leary on 21 July 2021
Katherine O’Leary: on holidays but still farming
A holiday in Donegal proves to be utter bliss, but farming never stops as Katherine O’Leary found herself outside a big shed in Ballymena.
Ask Miriam on 14 July 2021
Dear Miriam: ‘My parents want to go to Lanzarote on holidays’
Dear Miriam, I’m concerned that my parents want to go on holidays to Lanzarote in August
Damien O'Reilly on 14 July 2021
Damien’s Diary: fans showing their true colours
It was easy to cheer for Italy in the Euros – though, not necessarily because they were the better team, writes Damien O’Reilly.
Katherine O'Leary on 14 July 2021
Katherine’s Country: continuing to build bridges
Having the 71 bridges of Donoughmore brought to her attention recently, Katherine O’Leary reflects on the bridges she knew growing up and what they meant to her
Katherine O'Leary on 7 July 2021
Katherine O'Leary: how strange we must seem
As she awaits her second vaccine, Katherine O’Leary wonders what our world must look like from the outside looking in nowadays.
Amii McKeever on 7 July 2021
Not all children or mothers are born equal
Succession, inheritance and wills are topics that become relevant to a new reader every day. The multitude of scenarios that make this so is constantly changing.
Damien O'Reilly on 30 June 2021
Damien’s Diary: the main issues in the great farming debate
Primary food producers have plenty of enemies just trying to do their legitimate day job, writes Damien O’Reilly.
Ask Miriam on 30 June 2021
Dear Miriam: My daughter’s addicted to exercise
Dear Miriam, my daughter’s addicted to exercise and I don’t know what to do
Katherine O'Leary on 30 June 2021
Katherine’s Country: a Cork man’s pilgrimage
It is so lovely to be out and about again, writes Katherine O’Leary as she takes a wander through some of the natural beauty Co Cork has to offer.
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