Opinion
Support Your Physical Performance with Ashwagandha
BY CLAIR WHITTY Ashwagandha is an adaptogenic herb used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine by both men and women. The herb’s adaptogenic properties may help to improve energy levels and reduce fatigue associated with stress and low mood. It may help balance mood swings and enhance emotional well-being. Ashwagandha may also support testosterone levels. Men particularly …
Windgap… A little piece of Heaven
BY JOHN FITZGERALD Part 1 A little piece of Heave fell from out the sky one day…so went the old song that warmed many an Irish heart. A sizable chunk of that piece must have fallen in the part of our county now occupied by the village of Windgap and its bucolic hinterland. It has some of …
Exercise Changes Your Brain Chemistry
Motivation, mood and pain can all be improved with regular exercise – brain chemistry is part of the reason this happens By Paul Bolger. Chartered Physiotherapist at Nano Physiotherapy, Kilkenny (www.nanophysio.ie). Exercise goes far above and beyond giving us stronger muscles and healthier hearts – it plays a key role in maintaining a healthy chemical balance …
Discovering a story of personal and collective significance
THE LAST WORD By Pat Coughlan On a recent visit to Salamanca I discovered ‘Remember You Are A Wiley’ by Maya Wiley [pictured] among the few books in the shop in English. I suppose I should not be surprised as Salamanca is a university city. The title intrigued me, and the cover promised a story …
Back to black Matthias, Kai and Tómas
FURTHERMORE By Gerry Moran I am walking up High St. when I see him coming towards me. I don’t know who he is but I know what he is. He is wearing a three-piece black corduroy suit, white shirt and tie, and he is carrying a rucksack and a large stick not at all unlike …
Ireland second-best for work-life balance!
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR Ireland has been ranked the second-best country in the world for life-work balance in a recent study by Remote, a global employment expert, and is seen as a major success story. This notable jump from 21st place in 2023 to 2nd place in 2024 places Ireland ahead of every other …
You can pedal but you can’t piddle …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON Do you ever get the feeling that the Government gets some of its priorities wrong? If you or I got an amazing windfall we would most likely spend it on something that would really make a difference rather than put it towards general expenses where it would get …
TD or not TD, that is the question…
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS Meath West TD Damien English will not be standing in the General Election. Last year, he resigned as a junior minister following controversy over property declarations. His announcement brings to 17 Fine Gael TDs who will not be running again. The departures not only raises questions about …
Why for some a winter of discontent is coming
BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again lowered interest rates, cutting them by a quarter of a percentage point for the second time this year which will have an immediate impact on both borrowers and savers across Ireland. As the ECB tries to take a balanced view between controlling …
Our journey through life, accumulating clutter
THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS A hoarding disorder is where a person gathers a huge amount of items and stores them. This is usually in a chaotic manner and results in amounts of clutter that are difficult to manage. Hoarding can be a significant problem if the amount of clutter interferes with …
