Opinion
Shoot-out at Garryricken
By John Fitzgerald (Part one) Garryricken House is located just inside the County Kilkenny border, a mile from Poulacapple and about four miles outside Callan. It stands in a tranquil wooded area, a haven of peace where people love to walk and enjoy picnics. Birds chirp, cattle graze contentedly, and rabbits play in the fields …
We‘ve 11 Nobels but Jess takes the Oscar
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran Question: how many Nobel Prizes have been won by Irish people? I immediately said four – Yeats, Shaw, Beckett and Heaney, our four literary giants. I was wrong. Irish people have won no less than 11 Nobel Prizes, an achievement unsurpassed by any nation of equivalent size! Following is a brief …
Natural approach to reducing cholesterol
BY CLAIR WHITTY Around 80% of heart disease is considered preventable through positive diet and lifestyle choices. While hearing that your cholesterol is high can be worrying, the good news is that simple changes to diet and daily habits can help bring levels back into a healthier range. One of the most helpful steps is …
On a road to nowhere with road deaths
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON The news comes like an electric shock for me as another car crash adds to the growing toll of road fatalities. It’s a grim score –with 30 deaths already after just two and a half months this year, the latest involving a passenger who died in a single …
Bullying, and the link to youth suicide
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS There was a young man in our community who, at 19 years old, took his own life. He wasn’t the first to do so. A hugely popular teenager from a popular family, so it was of little surprise that the whole town shut down and the church …
Let your skin glow with Kinvara Irish Skincare
BY CLAIR WHITTY Spring is here but your skin may not be feeling springy or fresh after the long winter that we have had. Your skin may have lost its glow. The Irish brand Kinvara skincare could be exactly what you are looking for to freshen your skin. Their products are natural, plant-powered formulations, cruelty …
“Buy less, choose well and make it last!” Vivienne Westwood
CHOICES SHAPE YOUR FUTURE By Judith Ashton I’ve been Green all my life. Repairing, recycling, and environmental awareness have always mattered to me, and I do my part for Gaia, Mother Earth. Today, it is especially important for everyone to adopt sustainable lifestyles if we want to give Mother Earth a chance to survive amid …
Drowning the Shamrock in Barcelona
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran You can’t drown the shamrock in sake. Believe me – I tried. It doesn’t work. I tried it with two American friends, Jack and Diane, in a Sushi Bar in Barcelona many years ago. I don’t remember the name of the Sushi Bar but what I do remember, however, is raising …
Iran: why customers, as always, pay the price
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR In the wake of relentless Israeli and US airstrikes on Iran, the assassination of its leadership, and retaliatory strikes across the Gulf states, the world grapples with a severe energy crisis. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has halted 20 million barrels of daily oil, a fifth of global …
Women open doors on single home buyers
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON There’s an advert on TV which shows a couple who are first-time buyers looking for a mortgage. Several of the mortgage brokers they contact get their pitch all wrong before one gets it right. But now it seems all of them may be off trend. There are more …
