Opinion
When mothers come in many guises
Fact Of The Matter PAUL HOPKINS MY maternal grandmother died when my Mother was just five so she never had a lifetime to know her. When I was born, the first of three, and work took my Father away a lot, my paternal grandmother came to call for an afternoon of china-cupped tea and cucumber …
Rural broadband in Kilkenny
By: Deputy Kathleen Funchion Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow IN May 2019, the Government announced the NBP detailing how rural Ireland would be connected to high-speed broadband over the next six-seven years. In November of that year, it signed a contract with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) to plan, develop and operate a fibre-based broadband …
Friends through thick and thin … and the pandemic
Fact Of The Matter PAUL HOPKINS My first friend, the one I had known the longest, died in London the other day after a relatively short illness. Papo (Patrick) was three months short of 67, and we had known each other since forever, being next-door neighbours growing up. We had been in and out of …
The impact the “Insurance Rip-off” is having on individuals and business needs to be addressed
By: Deputy Kathleen Funchion Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow There is little doubt that business and individuals are struggling with their insurance premiums, Sinn Féin has called on all parties to work together and support their legislation to cap the interest rates charged by moneylenders. The motor insurance industry here in Ireland have generated …
