Opinion
Primal scream: how can we keep ourselves safe?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Talking with a group of women friends last week our conversation turns to self- protection. The topic was triggered by the recent spate of horrific robberies of elderly people and violent attacks on women. It’s a really serious issue but protecting yourself in a way that isn’t either …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Welcome to the New Normal. That is the year of the rising prices. Electricity, gas, heating oil, petrol, diesel, second-hand cars, rents, flights, alcohol, childcare fees, health insurance, food and property prices are the big risers. This year will be one of the most expensive in a long …
Pressure on to ease mortgage loan rules
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR THE Central Bank is coming under increasing pressure to loosen its mortgage rules from the Banks and the Government. And, according to a recent RED C poll on behalf of bonkers.ie, it appears the public wants change too. The poll shows there is strong support for a loosening of the …
How now we have a new class in Ireland
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON At first when I came to live in the South I used to think that the 26 counties were a class-free society. It didn’t matter where you went to school, how much money you had or what your accent was as long as you were good craic. Naïve …
Are you recovering after Illness?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Are you recovering from viral illness? Exhaustion, respiratory problems, aches and pains, cognitive function, and lowered immunity are symptoms of long Covid19. I have a couple of articles recently about tiredness so I won’t address that here. To support immunity the main supplements I think of are vitamin D, C, Zinc, and …
Language-learning the fun way
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Believe it or not, there are easier ways to learn a language than the rotelike repetition of stock phrases in your chosen lingua. An activity all too reminiscent of the classroom for many. Learning a new tongue can, should, be fun, enjoyable and, if not easy, much less difficult than first …
Health saga: a dedicated mind shift is called for
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS Our story last week that up to 8,000 children and adolescents are awaiting psychological assessment paints a disturbing picture of our health care system. Indeed, there would be none who would disagree with Taoiseach Micheál Martin describing a review of the care of more than 1,300 children at …
Good health can be a complex issue but SOMEGA makes it easy with new B-Complex
The emergence from the cold winter months is the perfect time to focus on a healthier and more vibrant spring. Gone will be the long dark days and in their place will be the opportunity to enjoy brighter mornings and evenings. Now is the time for a restock of our nutritional and health needs to …
Fuel uncertainty: home-owners in the cold
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR MORE than 55% of Irish people have not heated their homes at some point in the last year due to concerns about the cost, according to a recent Amarach poll on behalf of the Edmund Burke Institute. The main finding of the report makes for disturbing reading. In the last …
Saying it differently will help mental health
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST It’s February, it’s cold, Christmas is over, lights in people’s windows which brightened darker nights are gone, bank balances have probably taken a hit too. Let’s face it, feeling miserable in the first few months of the year is neither unjustified nor uncommon. That said, plenty of people use this part …
