Opinion
Rents, and keeping a roof over your head
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland’s housing crisis has reached a critical juncture as the Government rolls out reforms to Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) sparking fierce debate over tenant protections and housing supply. Last week the Cabinet approved changes to the 2016 RPZ rules which has capped rent increases at 2% annually since 2021. The …
Concerns in care system must be addressed
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON In a reminder of the shiver of concern that ran down our collective spines following the harrowing RTE Investigates programme on shocking nursing home care, Tuesday, June 17 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The focus of the day ws on emotional loneliness and social isolation, two powerful …
What a baby born right now can expect of life
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS There’s a new baby coming into the world any second now. Nothing new in that; babies are born every second of every minute, of every day. On average there are 490,000 babies born every day worldwide, that’s 323 every minute, five a second – as opposed to …
International gathering for annual Fáilte Isteach Awards
There was a truly international gathering at the Fr. McGrath Centre recently, for the annual Fáilte Isteach English Awards, as Mayor Andrew McGuinness was warmly welcomed to do the honours. Usually this ceremony is held in City Hall, however, this year, due to ongoing refurbishments there, the Mayor made the short journey to the Butts …
The Battle of Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Patch
BY JOHN FITZGERALD At the height of the Great Famine, the Young Ireland movement committed itself to repealing the act of Union with Britain. Similar movements on the Continent inspired its radical ideology. The Young Irelanders aimed to convene an Irish Parliament to tackle the ravages of hunger, poverty, and oppression. “We’ll restore the land …
Darwin, Dylan, fatherhood, and me
Fatherly wisdom Every Saturday little Jack and his parents took the train to visit his grandmother an hour and a half away. They did this religiously for years until Jack turned thirteen and asked his parents to let him travel alone on the train to visit his gran. Jack’s mam and dad didn’t think this …
Stay steady, recall the past, weather the storm
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The economy feels like a whirlwind lately, tariffs, inflation, and wild GDP numbers dominating headlines leaving many of us dizzy. From Trump’s trade threats to Ireland’s to good to be true economic statistics, it’s hard to know what to believe and there is a sense of powerlessness in the way …
Superfoods That Are Trending Right Now – What to Look For and Why They Matter
BY CLAIR WHITTY If you like to stay up to date with natural health, you’ll know that superfoods often go in and out of fashion. Here are some that our customers are talking about. One area of interest now is fermented foods. These foods have been around for a very long time, even so, I …
Support for Mind and Body
Feeling supported and giving support to others benefits health and pain By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). No man, or woman, is an island. We are all interconnected. This has been the case for as long as we have been on this planet. It’s been a fact for so long that it …
Smells – do we really need a cover up?
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Smells can be the most wonderfully evocative things. A whiff of golden gorse or peat smoke bring me right back home to Ireland when I have been away. But I am less than sure about the great waft of products advertised on our screens which are designed to …
