Bullying
Damien O'Reilly on 13 Oct 2021
Damien’s Diary: it’s all about respect
Give respect, get respect. The slogan from the GAA seems to have fallen short of the mark based on footage online this week. It’s the most basic thing we need in society, writes Damien O’Reilly.
Contributor on 26 May 2021
Overcoming bullying by quacking at it
Are you or someone you love being bullied? Psychotherapist Enda Murphy advises to focus on yourself first. No one is perfect, but the whole you is far greater than the sum of your parts.
Damien O'Reilly on 18 Nov 2020
Damien’s Diary: looking back on a blessing in disguise
It’s difficult to see how severe cases of bullying don't have a life-long impact, writes Damien O'Reilly.
Damien O'Reilly on 17 Nov 2020
Looking back on a blessing in disguise
It’s difficult to see how severe cases of bullying don't have a life-long impact, writes Damien O'Reilly.
Amii McKeever on 04 Dec 2019
Life would suck if everybody was the same
If difference can be appreciated around the board room table, then surely it has equal benefit in our children’s classrooms writes Amii McKeever
Mairead Lavery on 24 Jul 2019
Help is at hand
Who can you turn to for support if you are a victim of crime? Mairead Lavery talks to the people behind Victim Assistance whose volunteers are ready to help.
Contributor on 08 May 2019
I was patronised, subjected to unwanted comments about my body
Our Desperate Farmwife writes about toxic masculinity, her experience of it and how it’s still prevalent in working spaces today
Anne O'Donoghue on 10 Apr 2019
From Ballyfin to bionic legs
Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about the reality of being a farmers’ son, overcoming school bullies and why he ultimately turned away from life as a large animal vet in Ireland
Anne O'Donoghue on 20 Mar 2019
A voice from the hills
Showbiz guru Noel Cunningham is a happy-go-lucky guy. But he also has a serious side, and wants to challenge injustices facing young homosexual people in Ireland, writes Anne O’Donoghue
Mairead Lavery on 04 Jul 2018
Mairead Lavery: Being one of the cool girls
My mother was a widow with six children to rear and a farm and pub to run, so tutoring her daughter on hair care, false tan or how to apply eyeshadow was way down her list of priorities.
Mairead Lavery on 22 Nov 2017
The social cost of mobile phones
The level of verbal abuse and bullying that passes for comment on social media is rightly being called out. But what concerns me even more is how mobile phones are being used when it comes to teens
Ask Miriam on 15 Mar 2017
'How can I manage my bully of a husband?'
Dear Miriam: how can I manage my bully of a husband? I don't want to leave the farm.
Ask Miriam on 30 Dec 2015
I was bullied by my brothers and sisters
Dear Miriam: How bullying at the hands of my siblings almost destroyed me.
Mary Phelan on 28 Oct 2015
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Damien O'Reilly on 03 Jun 2015
Damien O'Reilly: Sour note in the aftermath of the same sex referendum
Instead of celebrating the liberating and historic result, some campaigners couldn’t help themselves in lambasting the people of Roscommon and south Leitrim.
Contributor on 04 Feb 2015
How to react to bullying behaviour
Taking guidance from the advice of Eleanor Roosevelt, Fiona Hoban takes a look at the different ways we can react to bullying behaviour.
Ask Miriam on 22 Jan 2014
Torn between loyalty to the lads and love
My work friends make fun of my girlfriend, but I don't want to fall out with them. What should I do?
Maria Moynihan on 11 Dec 2013
They never pull their weight at Christmas
My in-laws don't pull their weight at Christmas time. What can I do about it?
Farmers Journal on 30 Nov -0001
Trina Rea: the pitfalls of gossiping
When Trina Rea received a friend request from someone who had gossiped maliciously about her in school, she thought long and hard about whether to accept.
Ask Miriam on 30 Nov -0001
I’m worried my daughter will be bullied about her weight when she starts school
This week, the Dear Miriam column has received a letter from a mother who is worried that her daughter will be bullied because of her weight when she starts school in September.