Opinion
Revitalise Your Skin This Mother’s Day
BY CLAIR WHITTY Trilogy is my go-to skincare brand. I recently had a chat with Helen from Trilogy where we discussed various products for older skin. As we age, our skin undergoes many changes, including a loss of elasticity, dryness, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Maintaining a healthy and youthful glow becomes …
Your Genes Are Not Your Destiny
Old fashioned, outdated information in manual handling training is at best redundant and at worst harmful By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). You would be forgiven if you believed that your genes held the key to your health. Many people also think genes dictate personality, behaviour and even eating patterns. While genes …
Beliefs shape our lives and define our choices
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan Beliefs shape our lives, guiding us like an inner GPS. They define our choices, reflecting our core values. Ireland offers a real-world example where beliefs influenced both society and law. For years, Catholicism impacted everything from politics to education. The church’s influence was evident in laws like abortion restrictions. …
Badge of Honour on Marylebone Underground
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran On the platform of Marylebone Underground I spot him – shock of white hair, ruddy complexion, grey overcoat and sporting a Saint Patrick’s Day badge the size of a large lettuce. He is middle aged, stocky and low-sized. It’s midday in London, Saint Patrick’s Day, and this is my only sighting …
Gender equality: time to make a difference
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR To mark the recent International Women’s Day, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) updated the Women And Men In Ireland Hub, a crucial one-stop resource for equality data in Ireland. Developed in 2024, this hub collates statistics from the CSO and other public sector organisations, providing an “accessible, comprehensive insight into …
Needed: the art of getting things done
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Getting things done is a very human endeavour. At its best getting, a good job done is an art form, satisfying the doer and benefitting those for whom the job was done. But it doesn’t always work that way. Look at Donald Trump, signing executive orders by the …
Young hearts and their mental health
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Secondary-school aged adolescents in Ireland reported more mental health problems in 2021 – during the pandemic – including an increase in suicide attempts, compared to previous years, according to findings published just before Christmas by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Of the more than …
Callan Court: 1861
BY JOHN FITZGERALD (Part One) Callan Court was a lively place in the 19th century, with some decidedly oddball cases keeping the police and local busybodies occupied. Following his retirement, local newspaper correspondent Peter Roughan collected transcripts of old hearings that struck him as being a bit off the wall or amusing. In 1861, we find a few “rare …
Brave Kilkenny women recalled…
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Some of Ireland’s bravest women have been honoured at a gathering in Kilkenny. The men who fought for Irish freedom are lauded in ballads and epic tales, but the sacrifices of women in the revolutionary era receive far less prominence. You don’t hear too many songs sung in pubs or clubs, or at commemorative outings, …
Herbs for Health
BY CLAIR WHITTY Nature provides us with many plants and herbs that can help provide us with nurturing nutrients to help us deal with a variety of symptoms. This can include herbs to support digestion, immunity, hormone support, and to help relieve anxiety and stress. My favourite brand of herbal remedies is A.Vogel. Alfred Vogel …
