Opinion
Summer days out in Ireland’s southeast
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST School’s over for the summer. Kids will be at home for three months and, if you’re a parent, your anxiety levels are probably soaring over how to keep them occupied for 12 weeks or so. Kids get it good in this country! Take a short trip over the Irish Sea, and …
‘The Courting of Katie Earls’
BY NED EGAN PART 3 “This seemed to annoy him, and he just said, in a sarcastic old tone: ‘Well Dan, we obviously have very different ideas about the value of your daughter.’” “I stood up then, and told him straight out that ‘my daughter is of the greatest value to me, and that I’d …
Interest hikes, mortgage options
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Do you want to save on your monthly mortgage repayments? Want to lock in a rate before the proposed European Central Bank (ECB) announcement of the first of a series of predicted interest rate increases? Many mortgage holders who have a good credit history can make some serious savings over …
What will help prevent thinning hair?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Hair loss and thinning hair can be distressing and is a fairly common complaint. In my experience, stress, thyroid issues, peri- menopause, and nutritional deficiencies can cause it. I would suggest that you get your bloods done to rule out hormonal and thyroid issues. If you take supplements that contain biotin, a …
Men and women, and the transgender debate
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Was Adam a Madam and Eve a Steve? These days you might begin to wonder about the Garden of Eden story where God created man and woman, given some of the issues raised by gender fluidity. Gender is a social construct. We are conditioned to behave in ways that …
Now is the time to tune into a Summer of Love
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS If proof were needed that the pandemic is behind us, or that at least we are learning to live with the rogue microbe, it’s that that institution among institutions, the revered Music Festival, is back with a bang and a guitar riff or two. Thirteen of them on …
Beating bullies needs smart action
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.’ So states the children’s nursery rhyme, familiar to most of us from our schooldays. First appearing in a text known as ‘Eothen’ written in 1830, it has been around a long time. What most people don’t know is …
‘The Courting of Katie Earls’
BY NED EGAN PART 2 The question of a dowry for Katie was hardly thought about, and not discussed at all between the courting pair. In case you wonder, reader, a dowry was practically mandatory within the middle-class fraternity in a lot of the country, and was generally settled by the fathers down the pub, …
Your tax affairs after two years of the pandemic
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Back in 2020 businesses impacted by the Covid lockdowns were throw a number of lifelines by the Government. They suspended debt collection and charging of interest on late payment of VAT and PAYE (payroll tax) liabilities due from March of that year. They allowed the “Warehousing” of tax debt. They …
Rosalique 3 in 1 anti-redness miracle Formula
BY CLAIR WHITTY Rosalique is a “3 in 1 Anti-Redness Miracle Formula” with SPF 50, providing UVA and UVB protection. It’s a formula that conceals redness instantly, providing light coverage which leaves your skin looking radiant. It gently treats and protects your skin long term. It’s especially good for redness of the skin, inflamed skin, …
