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Dear Miriam: I’m worried my friend will face break-up heartbreak due to age gap

A worried reader in Cork seeks Miriam's advice on whether to speak with her friend over concerns she has about this woman's new younger man.

ASK MIRIAM 7 January 2026

Dear Miriam: I’m worried my friend will face break-up heartbreak due to age gap

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Dear Miriam: ‘I’m restless now I’ve retired, did I make the wrong choice?

Dear Miriam: ‘I’m restless now I’ve retired, did I make the wrong choice?

ASK MIRIAM 30 December 2025

Dear Miriam: how can I get out of hosting my bully brother for Christmas?

Dear Miriam: how can I get out of hosting my bully brother for Christmas?

ASK MIRIAM 17 December 2025

Dear Miriam: ‘how can I cope with the cost of Christmas after financial setback?

Dear Miriam: ‘how can I cope with the cost of Christmas after financial setback?

Dear Miriam: ‘how can I cope with the cost of Christmas after financial setback?

ASK MIRIAM 10 December 2025

Dear Miriam: ‘I find Christmas is such a struggle without children of my own’

Dear Miriam: ‘I find Christmas is such a struggle without children of my own’

Dear Miriam: ‘I find Christmas is such a struggle without children of my own’

ASK MIRIAM 3 December 2025

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Dear Miriam: How do I say no to an unwelcome Christmas Day invite?

Dear Miriam: How do I say no to an unwelcome Christmas Day invite?

A Wicklow reader seeks Miriam's advice on how to get out of going to her sister-in-law's house for Christmas Day as she feels some underlying tensions in the family could come to the surface.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: 'a jury summons for our deceased uncle is re-traumatising family'

Dear Miriam: 'a jury summons for our deceased uncle is re-traumatising family'

A Westmeath reader tells Miriam of her anger at her deceased uncle receiving a jury summons in the post a few months after he passed away suddenly, which has reignited the pain of his loss.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: 'Close relative claims to support gay rights – but won’t accept me'

Dear Miriam: 'Close relative claims to support gay rights – but won’t accept me'

Miriam advises a reader in Longford to set a homophobic relative straight on the unacceptability of his nasty remarks in private which contradict his public support of LGBTQ+ rights.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: mother's weight jibes have left me with shameful Ozempic secret

Dear Miriam: mother's weight jibes have left me with shameful Ozempic secret

Pressure from her family leads a reader in Co Cork to turn to the weight loss drug Ozempic but it's a secret as they think her slimmer figure is down to her attending a gym.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: ‘Reading in bed is starting to cause nightly rows with my wife’

Dear Miriam: ‘Reading in bed is starting to cause nightly rows with my wife’

Miriam advises a husband in Tipperary to invest in either a Kindle or a night light to minimise the disruption his bedtime reading habit is having on his wife's sleep.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: Am I selfish for wanting a life beyond motherhood and the farm?

Dear Miriam: Am I selfish for wanting a life beyond motherhood and the farm?

Miriam urges a reader who is struggling to juggle the farm, family and work as a nurse to take time to herself which rather than selfish is essential to maintain her mental and physical health.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

Dear Miriam: 'no answer from nursing home on mum's changed behaviour'

Dear Miriam: 'no answer from nursing home on mum's changed behaviour'

Miriam advises a reader who is concerned over her mother's isolation in a nursing home to speak with the person in charge to determine why there has been a change in her behaviour and routine.

ASK MIRIAM 15 October 2025

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