Opinion

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 …

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. …

BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR MY bank account was hacked last week! I noticed a sum of money was sent to an online delivery company to deliver from a restaurant in Dublin to an address in Dublin – a nominal amount – at 5.15 pm last Friday. I called, or should I say logged on …

BY NED EGAN Part 2 Two lovely summer months went by. The Aussie girl was more popular than ever with most people. But the odd one had doubts. Aggie’s old poison kidded a few. A very few. Then, one day, a letter arrived for her. Registered. So the Postman said, anyway. Probably solicitors advice about …

BY CLAIR WHITTY Bloating, constipation, or heartburn are common digestive problems that many of you may experience from time to time. But some of you might only have digestive issues when you’re away from home. This can happen because you eat food that you don’t normally eat at home, or just more food in general. …

AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON HEIR hunting made headlines recently when Padraic Grennan of Erin Research – specialising in probate genealogy – traced the next of kin of Hilary Smith and her husband Nicholas, whose bodies were found 18 months after they died in their rural Tipperary home. Grennan’s investigators found a son of …

BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IRELAND has experienced huge challenges in housing with a marked drop in homeownership rates in recent years. This is according to last week’s ESRI report, entitled Future Trends in Housing Tenure and the Adequacy of Retirement Income, drawing its data from Income and Living Conditions and the Irish Longitudinal Study …

BY CLAIR WHITTY Let’s talk about Magnesium. Magnesium is one of the most important minerals our body needs. Up to 70% of all adults may be Magnesium deficient. Teenagers and young children can be deficient too. Tiredness and fatigue, muscles aches, pains, spasms, and PMT are common signs of deficiency. Magnesium is important for your …

AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON ONE way to avoid a thorny issue is to kick the can down the road and the coalition has done this yet again over raising pension age. “I don’t see it going beyond 66,” said Taoiseach Michael Martin last month, excusing deferment of a decision with the comment, ”These …

BY NED EGAN Part 1   Well, we know all about ‘Dacent Boys’ – and ‘Cute Girls’. Or so we think, anyway. Y’know, about their less than ‘flahoolagh’ {free-and-easy} ways with the moolah. In the pub, the round comes to them – and suddenly a lengthy call of nature deprives them of the opportunity of …