Opinion
Inflation, or whatever, is worrying food for thought
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Inflation is easing they say. Consumer prices only rose by 0.5% month on month according to the figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) last week, the 19th straight month where the annual increase in the CPI has been at least 5.0%. The CSO published the national average prices for …
Are you stressed about exams and worried that anxiety or panic could hold you back from being able to concentrate?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Lots of people find natural remedies helpful for stress and anxiety but high-level anxiety on the day of an exam is a different story. Sometimes a combination of supplements might be needed. You may have been taking supplements to help you cope on an ongoing basis. Ashwagandha, Rhodiola, Lemon Balm, Passionflower, B …
It may be time to reconsider our neutrality
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON The presence of Russian ships loitering with mysterious intent in Irish waters for the second time in a matter of weeks is a chilling reminder of how warfare has changed. It also adds fuel to any future debate about Irish neutrality – should we run for protective cover with …
Climate exchanges at the back of the supermarket
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS I am coming out the back of my local supermarket around seven on a Sunday evening recently, when the heavens open. I stop short of the main exit door, the rain splash-dancing ferociously across the car park. I have parked my car at the very far end, with …
Key mistakes made by runners that cause poor performance and injury
BY EOIN EVERARD “ It takes no more time to do the right training as the wrong training”. I find it incredibly frustrating when I see runners of any level not getting the results they should from the effort they put into their training. There are two typical scenarios I’ll explain here where this occurs: …
Girl Auction
BY NED EGAN Part 17 Now, deep in Bilzies Wood, the two girls move silently, one each side of the phantom ‘Barker’. The Mollers now has the Four Ten shotgun at military ‘high port’ – and will unhesitatingly riddle any human – or spectral – enemy who shows up. If – and it’s a big …
A cemetery with no names Callan Workhouse story
BY JOHN FITZGERALD PART TWO Callan Workhouse opened its doors in March 1842. The building had been erected on a six-acre site at Prologue, on the edge of the town. The site was purchased from Lord Clifden, the notorious absentee Landlord who lived in opulence while the local population starved or struggled to scrape a …
The Eurovision Spectacle Contest – all kinds of everything!
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran It’s Eurovision Song Contest time and I have to confess that I couldn’t care less if it never happened. And I couldn’t care less ever since it ceased to be a song contest and became an event more concerned with spectacle than song (and I blame Lordi, the Finnish rock/metal band …
Throwing in the towel on greenwashing
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Have you heard the term ‘greenwashing’? How often when staying in a hotel for a few days have you hung up your towels to reuse instead of throwing them in the bath? You did it for the sake of the environment prompted by a little notice in the bathroom, for …
Rosalique the 3 in 1 miracle formula
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you looking for a Miracle Formula that conceals redness, reduces sensitivity, and offers UVA and UVB protection all in the one formula? I know that sun protection might be something that you are looking for so I thought it would be a good time to talk about Rosalique, the “3 in …
