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Farm series: 'I want to be the first woman from my community to have a PhD'
Maria Moynihan
As part of our international farmer series, Maria Moynihan talks to agricultural graduate, guide and scholar, Tawonga Zakeyu, about her work empowering young women in farming in Malawi.
20 September 2023 Ask Miriam
'Start as you mean to go on'
This week, Miriam hears from two readers in response to a recent letter from a reader who was feeling pressure to move in to a granny flat beside her boyfriend's parents.
26 July 2023 Ask Miriam
'I feel guilty for not having another baby'
Dear Miriam, I am terrified of having another baby in case I develop post natal anxiety again, but I feel like I have failed my husband and child.
Living, not dying, with cancer
Meath farmer Charlie Hastings was diagnosed with a rare NeuroEndocrine Tumours (NETs) cancer in 2016. His recovery has meant eight trips to Sweden for specialist treatment. Margaret Hawkins reports.
26 July 2023 Health
Rain brings normality to summer farming
The next few weeks are definitely the time to get away for a few days from the farm, writes Katherine O’Leary.
5 July 2023 Features
Abandoned land: duty to maintain?
Agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan responds to a query about whether there is a legal obligation for a neighbour to maintain an abandoned field.
21 June 2023 Features