Opinion
Don’t get me to the church on time …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON THE sounds of a ceremony in progress drifted over the fuchsia hedge from next door with a woman’s voice addressing the gathering between intervals of music. This humanist celebration to name the neighbours’ one year old daughter took place on a summer day in a Connemara garden. This …
When we grow up, this is what we could be …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The future of the workplace will be digital, with the ‘new normal’ in the post-Covid era shaped more definitively by technology than any other consideration. Every aspect of our lives, from wellbeing to work, and all in between, will be massively ‘disrupted’ – that is changed – in …
Student housing crisis; no key, no degree …
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS The irony is not lost on me that on the day the Irish Independent publishes its Rich Politicians List — which shows 68 millionaires in the Dail and that Michael Healy-Rae’s €4.7m property portfolio makes him the richest landlord in the Dail — comes figures that show that …
So, where do naturists keep their mobile phones?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON It’s not often in the current climate that a news story will make me laugh and then smile at the resilience of human nature. But an article about one of the more unexpected side effects of the pandemic did recently. The Irish Naturist Association reports a 68% increase …
Deputy Funchion calls for frontline workers to be recognised
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Irish Society as a whole has been through a terrible time during the pandemic and so many suffered bereavement and loss but throughout it all we saw huge courage and acts of kindness from our frontline workers, our community and voluntary groups, our carers and countless individuals …
Getting advice on your pension
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR LAST week we looked at various excuses that people use to not invest into a pension plan. Now, you are one of the prudent few and your retirement date has arrived. You’ve been planning and saving for years, if not decades. You may be dissatisfied with your final pot, but …
A new remedy for Irritable Bowel
BY CLAIR WHITTY If you suffer from Irritable bowel syndrome, I think you’re always on the lookout for something new to help relieve the uncomfortable symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome is a common problem that affects the digestive system. Symptoms can include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, wind, gas, pain, and spasms. Your symptoms can come …
Never too late to start a pension
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR MORE than 40% of Irish workers have made no pension provision and will be entirely reliant on state supports when they retire. Statistics issued by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that people tend to leave it late to start contributing to their pension. The survey shows just six out …
Boost your mental health by reviewing your social media use
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST OVER the past weeks and months that I’ve been writing this column, I’ve provided bits and pieces of advice for dealing with anxiety, depression and mental wellness. Something which is rarely mentioned is the damage social media can have on how you feel mentally. Don’t get me wrong, the internet is …
You wouldn’t wish it on your granny…
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON NO matter how welcome the Housing For All plan, I don’t believe that I am the only person to be alienated by the cavalier way Government view older people as a group to be conveniently pushed around to solve their problems. Is anyone in the corridors of power …
