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Rural Life: stigma stops men seeking domestic abuse support
Jacqueline Hogge
In the second part of our series on domestic violence, Jacqueline Hogge speaks to male victims who share their experience of coercive control by former partners and the damage it inflicts on families.
17 July 2024 Features
Reader photos: seeking all egg enthusiasts
We are looking for photos of children and their hens, poultry and eggs to feature in an EGGcellent round-up of flocks around the country.
10 July 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: 'I have just turned 40, but feel a little lost'
This week, Miriam hears from a reader who longs for a partner and family of her own. But she fears she has left it too late.
Ask Miriam: ‘my daughter says she won’t go to college’
A concerned mother questions her daughter's decision to pass up a potential university course in favour of training to become a hairdresser.
3 July 2024 Ask Miriam
IFJ Junior: from polytunnel to plate
Loughmore NS has joined forces with a local café for an innovative first, writes Deirdre Verney.
26 June 2024 CL-IFJHome
IFJ Junior editorial: 'I see how hard mum and dad work'
Living on a goat farm where we make our own cheese is busy, but I love being out in nature, writes Luisne Ní Urdail.
26 June 2024 l2
IFJ Junior: from polytunnel to plate for Loughmore students
Loughmore NS has joined forces with a local café for an innovative first, writes Deirdre Verney.
26 June 2024 CL-IFJHome
IFJ Junior: children give it a hurl for Sounds of Semple
A hurling inspired Haka from Tipperary schoolchildren delivers Sounds of Semple spectacular, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
26 June 2024 l2
Fun ways to keep the kids happy
School’s out for summer. But let’s face it, it can be hard to keep kids entertained without spending a fortune. Here are four activities that cost little more than your time, writes Maria Moynihan.
26 June 2024 Features
Editorial: the voices of our farming juniors
While many small farmers are considering getting out of the industry, there are still plenty of young people enthusiastic about their future in farming, writes Ciara Leahy.
26 June 2024 Editorial
Editorial: Pre-school graduation day
Rural pre-schools are struggling since the Core Funding model was introduced in 2022, writes Ciara Leahy.
19 June 2024 Editorial
Desperate Farmwife: bullying in a small, rural school is difficult to navigate
Are kids just being kids, or is there more going on? Our Desperate Farmwife doesn’t have all the answers, but she is always there for her children (and her cows).
19 June 2024 Features