Opinion

BY NED EGAN Part 14 The dadser is showing slight signs of remorse at his treatment of the girls, since their mother died. Whether he is genuine in these expressions or not – only time will tell… Molly had just been thinking that however things went, ‘the Babs would make a fair fist of things …

FURTHERMORE  By Gerry Moran A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items in front of him. When the class began, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. …

BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART ONE When I set about recalling the Emergency years in this part of Ireland I wondered where I should start. I posed this question tentatively to veterans of that shadowy era and the answer they all gave was the same: the 1939 “Thunder and lightning” All-Ireland! That singular event seemed to …

BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Were you unfortunate enough to be amongst the 16% of home insurance claimants who discovered too late that they were underinsured? Hopefully not. Have you reviewed your house insurance cover recently in the light of inflation and soaring building costs? According to experts, if you are under-insured and make a …

BY CLAIR WHITTY Magnesium is one of the most important minerals required by the body for health and one I get asked about frequently at the shop. Magnesium is easily depleted; stress, processed food, and caffeine will cause Magnesium loss. It’s responsible for over 300 functions in the body, definitely too many to cover here, …

AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Imagine that you are bracing yourself to book a business trip or holiday, flights, transfers, hotel restaurants and all the rest. But instead of having to battle with annoying websites there is a convenient way to line up all the reservations with the efficiency of James Bond’s Miss Moneypenny. …

THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The tiny fingers. Just four weeks in this world. Holding on to something warm and made of flesh. Tactile. Holding on to an aged and bony, if not yet quite withered, finger of — though she does not know it yet — her granddad on her mother’s side. …

BY NED EGAN Part 13 Silence now hung heavy between father and daughter – Mikey isn’t sure what Molly’ll do if he ‘rushes’ her. He’s no fool, and is well aware that discretion is advisable when you’re up front – at the ‘business end’ – of a weapon. Especially if it’s a shotgun – and …

By Paul Hopkins A majority of Democrats now think one term is enough for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek re-election in 2024. Although there has been no formal declaration yet. According to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research just 37% of Democrats say …

A look at what Donald Trump’s next moves might be , and at the Democrats who think Joe Biden should not run for a second term in the White House By Paul Hopkins Were it all to come home to roost for Donald Trump – last week’s impeachment, the January 6 Inquiry, the Georgia state …