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Can our lawns get too mulch of a good thing?
Sarah McIntosh
That is the question on every grass owner's mind, do you mulch your clippings or leave them alone, we weigh up the options to help you decide, writes Sarah McIntosh.
26 February 2025 l2
‘Scammers rely on secrecy and deception – so keep looking out for each other'
Are scammers eroding our trust while taking our money, asks Margaret Leahy.
8 January 2025 Health
Learn how to take back control of your pain
Research shows up to one in three Irish people suffer with chronic pain, yet there is a major shortage of services outside Dublin, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Katherine O'Leary: ‘wonderful friends and neighbours are to be cherished'
Good neighbours and relations came to rescue during a terrifying flood ordeal for her daughter and grandson, writes Katherine O'Leary.
25 December 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Money Mentor: how can I break free from merchant credit?
Here’s how to reduce and manage merchant credit at this time of year, writes Noreen Lacey.
18 December 2024 Money Mentor
Ask Miriam: My husband is an angry drunk – so I’m dreading Christmas
A reader seeks Miriam's advice on how to deal with her husband's problem drinking over the Christmas period.
11 December 2024 Ask Miriam
Health: ‘It’s vital that women get perinatal help if they need it’
Specialist teams are in place in all maternity hospitals to help pregnant women and new mothers cope with mental health issues, writes Margaret Hawkins.
13 November 2024 Health
Dear Miriam: ‘my best friend left me out of her 70th birthday party celebration'
A lady asks Miriam whether she should confront her friend for excluding her from her 70th birthday party despite their years of friendship and regular day trips together.
23 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Ask Miriam: 'I will never let her inside my door again'
A bitter fallout between sisters over claims one has been stealing from the other for 40 years is the issue facing Miriam this week.
9 October 2024 Ask Miriam
Break the Cycle: 'perfect storm can make farmers more susceptible to suicide’
The need to develop mental health services with men in mind is being explored by researchers as CSO statistics that they accounted for nearly three quarters of suicide deaths in Ireland in 2022.
4 September 2024 l2