Opinion
Glory Days…
By John Fitzgerald Hurling survived centuries of oppression, and then came its glory days, when men like the great Lory Meagher (1899-1973) plied their skills on the pitch. Lory was born in Tullaroan and from an early age became a veritable magician on the hurling pitch. He is renowned as one of the greatest midfielders …
The confessions of a desperate Sales-aholic!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Hi, my name is Gerry and I’m a Sales-aholic! I am addicted to sales. Can’t get enough of them. It’s an illness really otherwise known as Sales Fever. Up go the red sale signs, down goes my head and I’m off, like a greyhound out of the trap, hot in pursuit …
What to do with those unwanted gifts
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Christmas is over, the bells have rung, and you’re likely back to work. The festivities are done for another year – but one thing remains. That pile of unwanted Christmas presents next to the tree. From plaid shirts, festive undies, socks, ties, funny smelling aftershave, knock-off perfume to the ceramic …
We need to cut down on the sin bin
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Nothing like festive consumption to swell the ever- growing mountain of waste we generate and a timely New Year resolution is to cut down on packaging and plastics. The amount of waste from packaging has increased by a whopping 20% in the last 20 years and, according to the …
Christmas is over… now the leaving begins again
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS What most likely marked this Christmas past was that for the first time since 2019 those nearest and dearest to us, who live abroad, in far-flung countries with fanciful names — family, friends and former neighbours — made it home for the first time since that rogue microbe …
Off the coast of Western Australia, our Maniki crew reluctantly save Rednose from rocks and sharks
BY NED EGAN Part 2 Now, suddenly, he shouted – “tranny off”. His order was – as it has to be on a boat – complied with: immediately. We knew he’d picked up something on the Emergency Band – he always kept one ear tuned to it. But on a day like this – who …
Oppressive laws fail to eradicate hurling…
By John Fitzgerald The Norman warrior Geoffrey FitzThomas, having been caught in the company of hurlers, and playing the illegal game (The infamous Statutes of Kilkenny had banned it) was subjected to a grueling “interview” by his captors. Though willing to confess to his crime, however, FitzThomas was unable, or unwilling, to divulge the names …
The biggest change in pensions for many years
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Over the latter part of this year, I have been discussing the changes in the pensions landscape due to alterations implemented by the Pensions Authority. This is due to the new IORP II Directive, a comprehensive and wide-ranging European legislation that seeks to enhance and harmonise governance, risk management and …
Customer feedback
BY CLAIR WHITTY We get fantastic feedback from you, our customers, about the products we sell. This helps keep us on our toes to ensure that we keep stocking products that work and could help you feel good. Here are some of your favourites. For joint pain and discomfort our top selling supplement was Solgar …
Why there’s no present like time at Christmas
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON That traditional post-feast question, Howd’ya get over the Christmas?, Covers a multitude of possibilities. It allows for different answers all the way from full blown joyful celebrations to ‘Bah humbug’ Scrooge-like replies. And there’s that other cover-all response, Sure you know yourself. Christmas, or the Winter Festival, if you …
