Opinion
Sabina, consorts, and doing the thing right
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON What have Kate Middleton, Sabina Coyne Higgins and Rebekah Vardy got in common? They are each in a sense a consort. They are in the public eye through their marriages. If Kate, aka Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, was not wed to William, heir to the British throne, Sabina to …
When was the last time you spotted a plumber?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Hi! I’d like bathroom tiles repaired please. When can you come? Tiler, Next appointment is in eight years. Man, Oh. OK, I’ll take it. Tiler, Morning or afternoon? One could be forgiven for thinking we were talking about Ireland today, with this quip doing the rounds in Eastern …
Let’s feel good with Solgar Ultimate Calm
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you trying to live your best life but this isn’t working out for you? Maybe because you’re feeling worn out, tired, and not sleeping well? Or you’re under pressure or overwhelmed with daily life. Is your head spinning and won’t switch off? Are you feeling low in mood but don’t know …
Don’t skimp on your travel insurance
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR EVEN with a travel insurance policy, many Irish holidaymakers could be leaving themselves exposed to serious financial hardship this summer for the sake of the price of a pizza and beer on the Costa. The whole point of a holiday, is it not, is to relax and enjoy oneself, returning …
Politicians answer the woke up call
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON TIME was, not so long ago, when there was a lot simmering under the surface in our lives in Ireland. There were things that weren’t right, which affected our lives; privately acknowledged but publicly ignored, issues of discrimination, social justice which were swept under the official carpet. It was …
Sixty years on, Monroe still sexiest woman ever
MARILYN Monroe is the sexiest woman ever. No argument. Those accentuated, full-pointed breasts; the sinuous figure and sensuous curves; that sexy walk with those swaying hips. The sultry look, the dreamy, come-hither eyes and kissable lips make Monroe the sexiest woman ever — bar none. That skirt-billowing scene in The Seven Year Itch was every …
Knockdrinagh Hill, and a great brother…
BY NED EGAN Seventy five years ago now. An age – or a minute? Both. It was the end of the school holidays, in the hard and hungry 1940s – 50s. The Crossroads I lived on looked towards Slievenamon in the vicious winters of the time, towards the blue hills of Kilmoganny in the sweet-remembered …
Can Omega 3 change the way you think, feel and age?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Wild Atlantic Health, an Irish company down in Cork, has developed a number of innovative home health tests to measure nutritional deficiencies. They’re a passionate bunch of people who feel that preventive health is the future. Knowing your Omega-3 Index identifies the underlying level of silent inflammation in your body and is …
Refugee chaos: a better welcome is needed
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Having been Ireland of the Welcomes for Ukrainian refugees arriving here, the current reality is now like a modern Nativity story despite public goodwill. There is no room at the inn. A situation where the latest 250 arrivals in the ongoing low of 41,000 refugees to date, had …
Why the weather is our magnificent obsession
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS At the beginning of July, half way through the summer, there was little suggestion any kind of a decent Irish summer, despite conflicting forecasts. Small wonder they were tripping over themselves at the airport to find a place in the sun. Then came the global scorcher. The heatwave. …
