Opinion
Just when we thought it was safe to go out again
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Back in October, inflation in countries sharing the euro rose, almost unnoticed, to 4.1% from 3.4% a month earlier. Unnoticed, because most of us had our eyes on making sure Christmas would be so much better than the miserable one the first pandemic year. And it was a …
The Journey to Calvary to feature on Community Radio with all-star local cast
By Pat Shortall It is a natural human instinct to love hearing good news, unless of course there is begrudgery lurking. The story of the Passion and Death of Christ Jesus is anything but good news! In what is often titled “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, we must patiently wait until The Resurrection, to learn …
Chocolate is good for you
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Easter (noun); annual festival when children, and some adults, gorge on sweet things. Also, the part of the Christian year commemorating Jesus of Nazareth’s crucifixion and resurrection. However, for the young, and youthful at heart, it means chocolate. Yes, limiting sugar is important for health. Yet, at this point in the …
Baby, you can drive my car…
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Growing up in Ireland getting a car was a rite of passage. You got a credit union/bank loan and applied for your provisional and away you went, your own means of freedom. It was the sign you had arrived. And today Ireland continues to rely on the car as the …
Hello….is there anyone there?… hello, hello?
AS I SEE IT MARIANNE HERON Sometimes I feel like that guy in Walter de la Mere’s spooky poem The Listeners. “Is there anyone there?” said the traveller, Knocking at the moonlit door. No one answers. A look in my sent email folder induced that kind of feeling recently. There, stretching back over weeks, were …
Look after your gut with Solo FloraFifty
BY CLAIR WHITTY Working in the natural health business is an exciting place to work as there is always something new to talk about. We love when we find something that is locally made, or a new supplement to solve a problem, especially digestive issues. Let me tell me about two of these new products. …
Why Putin may lose his propaganda war
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS In the Boer War at the battle of Spion Kop on January 23, 1900 there were three figures on that hilltop 24 miles southwest of Ladysmith who would survive the fighting and become luminaries in their own right. Louis Botha, a soldier who would become the first president …
The benefits of feeling it will all be OK
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Thinking is both a blessing and a curse. Properly harnessed, wonderful creativity emerges. Allowed to run free, it frets over the uncontrollable, big questions of life. We have the highest intelligence level of all animals. Whether that means we’re the smartest species though is up for debate. Other creatures seem happier …
How you can better manage your spending
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Dairy and beef farmers have been urged to grow crops amid Ukraine shortage fears due to the expected serious price hikes on staple items such as bread as grain supplies are curtailed due to the war. Psychology Today, quoting the famous Minnesota Starvation study conducted in the 40s, warns that …
Preparing for exams
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you studying for exams and you find that you can’t remember what you are learning? There are a couple of things that you can do to help improve your memory. First and most important is sleep, you cannot underestimate the value of good quality sleep. Stress, fear, worry, and anxiety will …
