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BY CLAIR WHITTY High cholesterol levels are just one of the risk factors for strokes and heart attacks. Thankfully, in many cases you can reduce cholesterol levels with dietary and lifestyle changes and the addition of one or two supplements. This approach has worked for me in the past, but I have to keep working …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS It is ≠≠1995 and America’s Country Music Association (CMA) for the first time holds its AGM – shindig, more likely – outside the US, in Dublin. The attraction is obvious. Ireland has always been a big fan of Country music but the Garth Brooks phenomenon took it …

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BY CLAIR WHITTY Have you come to the point in your life where you are ready to start your family? This is a very exciting time but some of you might be feeling nervous that you won’t get pregnant just because you want to. Don’t stress, there are some things that you can do to …

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It’s never too late to pick up new healthy habits – so long as we are alive, we can adapt and change By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Age is more than just a number. Things do change as we get older – you don’t need me to tell you that. But …

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BY MICHAEL O’LEARY One of the most exciting weekends of the Racing Year takes place this weekend as the jumps action return to Gowran Park, with a two-day meeting taking place today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday). Along with The action in Gowran Park, Sunday is a huge day with a superb mixed card of Flat …

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THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan So, there I was, perched on my usual stool in Ted’s Pub, the eternal beacon of warmth on a damp Irish evening. The place was buzzing, as always. The regulars, me included, were scattered about, each with a pint in hand and a tale on the tongue. Ted’s was …

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FURTHERMORE  By Gerry Moran Straightway let me say that no one, but no one, wants to insult anyone. And no one wants to be insulted. That said – life is no bed of roses or hydrangeas for that matter – s**t happens, insults fly and occasionally we are at the receiving end of those put-downs …

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AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON As the Israelis’ killing fields switch their deadly focus from Gaza to Lebanon and the tinder box of the Middle East region teeters on the brink of conflagration you wonder where is this going to end. As the death toll and injury of innocent civilians mounts by the …

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BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Budget 2025, presented against a backdrop of solid economic growth and an impending election, is a delicate balancing act by the Government. Faced with global economic uncertainty, surging costs of living, and the need for long-term infrastructure investment, the Budget reflects both political priorities and the need to address ongoing …

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THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS The term ‘miracle’ is used very broadly in every day, ordinary language. We speak of miracle drugs, or of miracle babies, and some household products purport to be miraculous as well. Then there are those Christmas miracles. Philosophical discussion of the miraculous, however, is confined to the …

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