Opinion
Living with coeliac disease
BY CLAIR WHITTY Coeliac Disease is a condition that affects your gut when you eat gluten. It can cause digestive discomfort including abdominal pain, diarrhoea and bloating as well as lesser-known symptoms like anaemia and tiredness. If you’re experiencing any of these frequently, your GP can do a specific test for coeliac disease. Coeliac Disease …
How I’d spend that tax windfall
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON What would you do if you had a huge financial bonanza fall into your lap? When it comes to big wins I think individuals are likely to behave in one of three ways. There are splurgers who spend the whole lot in one fell swoop before anyone else can …
Another hate crime, as new laws considered
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Before the Oireachtas we have a new law purporting to banish ‘hate speech’. The Incitement to Hatred Bill 2022 has passed the Dáil and is before the Seanad. No doubt, this was conceived with the best of intentions and may, hopefully – or, indeed inadvertently, may not – …
Zero tolerance in old Kilkenny
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Part 1 The advent of cement streets and pathways made it easier to keep Kilkenny swept clean and to keep litter at bay. But it wasn’t so easy back in 1336 when things were decidedly rotten in Cat City. In that year, Gilbert Fort was Sovereign- or Mayor- of the town and …
Down in the dumps over dumplings and milk!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Question: where on High Street can you purchase a pint of milk or rather a litre of milk? Think about that for a moment or two. And the answer? You can’t! You can buy a pint of Guinness, a pint of Smithwicks, a pint of whatever you’re having yourself but you …
Tackling the problems of digital banking
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Do you remember back in the day when you had to visit the bank manager for whatever reason, review your overdraft, apply for a loan, you put a bit of effort into your appearance for the visit? Now you don’t have to get out of bed to conduct most business …
Support your joints with Joint Complex
BY CLAIR WHITTY It’s important that we support and protect our muscle and joints particularly as we age. If we don’t and it’s left untreated it can lead to further loss of joint and muscle movement. This discomfort is associated with wear and tear and is mostly caused by deterioration due to cartilage breakdown. A …
State funding discriminates against private nursing homes
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Headlines warning of a tsunami of nursing home closures earlier this month must have sent waves of concern coursing through thousands of families in Ireland. The crisis in the nursing home sector arises because of a shortfall in funding in the Fair Deal scheme, leaving vulnerable older folk and …
So, how are the knees Mr De Niro?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS So, Robert De Niro, the Method actor of his generation, has become a father for the seventh time at age 79. And the news has caused a furore not seen since that infamous Will Smith slap at last year’s Oscars’ ceremony. Flora Gill, daughter of London Times journalist …
Checklist for better fitness and health
BY EOIN EVERARD Some articles are for reading and some are for doing. This is intentionally short this week as I want you to think how you can improve these aspects of your life. Tick below the parts that you are doing right and ones that you can improve on. Here are 5 keys to …
