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Dáithí Ó Sé

Irish Examiner Agony Uncle Dáithí Ó Sé answers your dilemmas - big or small

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Dear Dáithí: My niece's wedding invitation came with two pages of rules and regulations. Should I even go?
This isn't normal ‘bridezilla’ stuff, this is a different level

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

Mature woman frustrated arguing on phone, expressing irritation annoying advertising calls at home
Dear Dáithí: Is bad service just the standard these days?
I'm talking about people who seem to delight in doing a shoddy or lazy job. Whether it's businesses not answering the phone after lunch on a Friday or people who just thrive on using rules or GDPR to tell you why they can't do something really simple

Sun, 28 Dec, 2025

Lazy Christmas at home
Dear Dáithí: My brother thinks his presence is our real present every Christmas
We used to actually get along when we both lived at home but ever since he got a job in Canada he acts like he invented work

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Couple not speaking after an argument on the couch
Dear Dáithí: My stressed husband is overeating and cranky — can we get back on the right track?
We don't have children; the plan was to get our careers to the right place and then start a family. The way things are going, that's never going to happen. Do you have any advice?

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

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Dear Dáithí: Our elderly neighbour is making our life a misery
We love our house and our community, and we’d rather solve this with kindness than confrontation, but we’re running out of patience and ideas

Mon, 03 Nov, 2025

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Dear Dáithí: I might have another chance at love after grief — how do I take it?
"I was really happy to see your letter coming in this week, and the reason why is that I think there are lots of people like you who are in this position and afraid to even think about moving on, not to mind actually doing something about it."

Mon, 20 Oct, 2025

Depressed teenage girl
Dear Dáithí: How can I break out of this post-summer malaise?
"There is nothing worse in this world than when someone is telling you what to do, and phrases like “start fresh” is some kind of Americanism that has made its way into Irish life and all it does is pour fuel onto the fire."

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Having Fun at School
Dear Dáithí: It’s my daughter’s first day of school — and I’m terrified
Every parent will empathise with you, but you’re at a stage now where you must look at the big picture for her and, indeed, for yourself.

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Young couple on marital therapy
Dear Dáithí: My mother-in-law refuses to help with our new baby — she won't even throw a wash on
At the moment, your mother-in-law is semi-retired and is very fit and active, and by the sounds of it, she wants to stay like this and let nothing get in the way.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Dear Dáithí: Now my kids have left, I want my husband to move out too
Dear Dáithí: Now my kids have left, I want my husband to move out too
I’m like your husband, I work a lot to make sure the family is taken care of, but would I be out working if I didn’t have to? 

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

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