Opinion
Power through Flower Essences
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you feeling on edge, stressed, worried, uneasy, or panicky? Sound familiar? There are many reasons why you might feel like this. Maybe you have exams or a driving test coming up soon. You might be waiting on medical tests or surgery. Fear of flying is another cause of fear and overwhelm. …
It’s back to Square One with heat or eat crux
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS An oil crisis back then and embarrassing hairstyles notwithstanding, the 1970s were the good old days. I thought we never had it so good. And it seems I was right. A study suggests our global prosperity peaked in 1978, and it’s been downhill ever since. Governments have …
Love earth, skip the flights and rockets
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton I only take flights if it’s for an extended stay, e.g. a holiday. I couldn’t justify jetting off somewhere for a weekend. I remember, years ago, being aghast when a woman told me she was off shopping to New York with friends for a weekend. Before the war …
Natural Menopause
BY CLAIR WHITTY The journey from perimenopause to post can be an easy one with very little symptoms or a difficult one dealing with everything that could be thrown at you. Symptoms can include anxiety, low mood, memory and sleep problems, or aches and pains. You might not suspect perimenopause just yet. Hot flushes and …
Shoot-out at Garryricken
By John Fitzgerald (Part three) In March1921, six members of the Callan IRA Flying Column sought shelter at the Luttrell farmhouse: Paddy Ryan, Ned Aylward, Jimmy Leahy, Paddy Luttrell, Sean Quinn, and Jim McKenna. The Luttrell family welcomed them and the spent the night in the unoccupied Garryricken House. But someone had tipped off the Tans …
Easter old and new
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton Like many people I never know when Easter will be because it moves every year. The Christian reasons for this were determined centuries ago by The Council of Nicea. It decreed that Easter had to fall on the first Sunday following the first full moon of the spring …
Brains v. belief and the Holiday Psalms
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I was quite taken aback when I first learned that Easter was more important than Christmas. How in God’s name, I wondered, could the Easter Bunny be more relevant than Santa Claus? Obvious, I guess –Easter is the most important religious festival because Jesus was born at Christmas but He rose …
Your forgotten money helping good causes
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR A little treasure trove could be sitting quietly in an old bank account, a forgotten insurance policy or a State savings certificate you have not touched in years. And the good news? If it is there, you can still get it back even if the Government has already spent it …
How your home may be a gift to the taxman
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON “In this world nothing can be certain but death and taxes,” wrote Benjamin Franklin. When it comes to inheritance, the two, combined, can pose uncomfortable questions over when you may die and how much Revenue is going to grab from what you hoped to pass on to the …
When I’d ball my eyes out for poor Jesus
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS In the Catholic upbringing of my youth, there was no more an austere day than Good Friday. Curtains were drawn – as respect for the death of Christ – we children were not allowed play football out on the road – indeed, play at all – and …
