Opinion
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 …
Candida what’s it’s all about?
BY CLAIR WHITTY Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by a yeast called Candida. We all have this organism and for most of us it doesn’t cause any problems. It’s normally kept in check with our own friendly gut bacteria. It can be triggered by exhaustion, low stomach acid, impaired immunity, contraceptive pill, HRT, and antibiotics. …
Women fare worse in time of coronavirus
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS One could be forgiven for thinking that, while all eyes are on Afghanistan and the plight of its women, all is well with the world and women elsewhere. If only it were so. Eighteen months on the Covid crisis has led to a decline in living standards for …
Tuning in to the great television turn off …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON GRAND isn’t it when, thanks to the dawning of a new normal, you can stop zooming and start meeting up and really talking with people. But it wasn’t the discussion about a book at the first live Book Club I was at recently that stuck most vividly in …
Shopping centre addicts: sure, it’s a day out isn’t it
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS FOR 16 years now, Amazon has changed how virtually every one of us shops, or at least 200 million of us in some 16 countries. In 2005, the company launched Prime, the first-of-its-kind, lightning-fast subscription delivery service. Along the way Amazon assembled an army of couriers hauling your …
The benefits of a hot cup
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Write a list of stereotypically Irish things and it’s guaranteed “a cup of tea” features prominently. In recent years this has changed with coffee becoming more popular. Almost 60% of Irish adults drink the bean-based beverage at least once a day with about a third consuming several cups on a daily …
