Opinion
Valentine: An African love story revisited …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Back in the late 1970s I found myself in Africa, in what was then Rhodesia, in the middle of a bush war waged to overthrow the ruling white minority of Premier Ian Smith who had unilaterally broken away from British rule a decade or so earlier. I was young, perhaps …
Beware burst pipes in a freezing February
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IRISH WATER have appealed to homes and businesses to take preparatory steps to prepare for freezing weather and to conserve water. At the time of writing the long-range forecasts for February is suggesting a very rainy month but in the short term we could expect some freezing conditions which can …
Why energy prices are a big turn off
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON February can be a lean month and it’s going to look leaner for those on tight budgets when they get their latest inflated energy bills. It seems wrong and completely out of proportion that a bill for electricity which has gone up by 53% in the last year …
Know your B Vitamins
BY CLAIR WHITTY B vitamins are important vitamins that are needed every day for health. They are required for energy and red blood cell production, immunity, nervous system, and are essential for healthy skin, hair, and nails. B vitamins keep practically every cell in the body healthy and happy. We need a supply of B …
How to make resolutions stick
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST HYPNOTHERAPY works with your sub-conscious mind! That’s precisely why it is such a powerful tool in changing your habits and lifestyle. It quite literally has the ability to alter how you live your life in an instant and make those new year resolutions truly stick. When you make a resolve to …
My spinal tap and the future of medicine
There is nothing like a stay in hospital to reconnect one with life and how fleeting it can be. I found myself the other week undergoing surgery on my lower spine, carried out by a man whose incalculable knowledge and sleight of hands I can only bow to. Those wonderful traits and modern science — …
Cigarettes still kill 6,000 of us a year
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR IRELAND, though a recognised global leader in tobacco control, still has an unenviably statistic that one in every two smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease, and, according to the HSE, nearly 6,000 people will die in Ireland each year from smoking-related illnesses. The Healthy Ireland Survey 2021, which represents …
Let’s have more of that inward gaze…
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON What do I wish for this new year? Well, it’s nothing tangible and it has to do with something Carl Jung said: “Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakes.” In a culture where we spend our time racing around in answer to external demands it’s a thought-provoking …
Loving your liver
BY CLAIR WHITTY The liver is a major organ in the right side of the body. It has many functions; it removes toxic substances and waste products from the blood. It breaks down insulin and other hormones. It produces Cholesterol which we need a certain amount of to survive. Glycogen is stored in our liver …
Resolve yourself to restart your promise in February
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST How is your resolution for 2022 coming along? Many of us make promises to ourselves for the New Year. Few of us keep them going for very long. Most resolutions don’t last much beyond the first two weeks of January. I’m not hazarding a guess by saying that, it’s fact. Research …
