Opinion
Risky business; 7 key points to investing
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHEN investing, risk relates to the possibility you might get back less than you put in. Like most things in life, no investment is without risk. However, you’ll have your own ideas about the risk you’re comfortable with. It’s not only how much risk you’re prepared to take, known as …
Are school days the best days of your life?
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS JOHN DIGHTON was a British playwright and screenwriter of minor note, among whose work was Kind Hearts And Coronets and Roman Holiday for the cinema and the stage play The Best Days Of Your Life. The 1947 production is based upon a boys’ school and girls’ one merging …
Feeling the pressure? Try Aspire Mental Performance
By: Clair Whitty Recently I was feeling some anxiety and stress. Most of it I could name and give reason for. But naming the cause or reason did not relieve the symptoms I was feeling. I have been trying to do mini meditations to relax, but I haven’t got the time (or so I tell …
Post-lockdown stress and how to beat it
Andrew McDonald – Hypnotherapist Everybody by now is familiar with the stresses of living very restricted existences. Anxiety, depression and other symptoms caused by life in a kind of open prison for the last twelve months and more are commonplace. People are itching to get back out there. More than a year is a long …
Government must not abandon workers in need of pandemic income supports and redundancy payments
KATHLEEN FUNCHION Sinn Fein TD for Kilkenny Carlow Sinn Féin is bringing forward a motion which seeks to ensure a fair calculation of redundancy entitlements for workers who have spent time on the PUP. As concern grows among those on a pandemic payment they will lose out on significant sums of money because of time …
Keeping on top of all your pensions
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR KEEPING on top of pensions from past employment can feel like a monumental task. Several pension pots, each managed separately through a different employer, trustee, or pension provider, can make it very difficult to arrive at a single figure of how much you have put aside and its estimated value …
Natural solutions for hay fever
BY CLAIR WHITTY Hay fever affects thousands of people every year, with symptoms that affect the eyes, nose, and throat. Some of you will have symptoms from early March right through to late autumn; especially if your symptoms are triggered by all the various sources of pollen which can include pollen from trees, shrubs, weeds, …
Finding yourself as the lockdown eases
BY PAUL HOPKINS The vaccine roll-out and now the lifting of the so many restrictions imposed on us the past 15 months is great room for optimism. But the so-longed-for return to normality may, just may, not be what we imagine or necessarily like. The changes that have occurred globally — in societies, in economics, …
Healing the past with your present – how it works
Andrew McDonald, Hypnotherapist Regression therapy through hypnosis works by reassessing memories which get stored in your mind. Our mind’s sponge-like quality to absorb information is a fundamental part of life because it is what enables us to learn. What do we do though when that quality means our lives get adversely affected? Regression therapy allows …
Five tips to build on for home improvements
By JOHN ELLIS, Financial Advisor Last week this paper had a special supplement, ‘Home For Summer’, giving ideas on how to improve your home inside and out. Home improvement projects are so rewarding but, that being said, it can be a time-consuming and capital-intensive project, so you’ll want to get it right first time. Much …
