THE FACT OF THE MATTER BY PAUL HOPKINS “Every day here is Drumcree Day. Has been for decades. People ask ‘why dredge up all these old conflicts?’. But they have always been here. It has never stopped,” I am told by Gail Walker, former Editor of the Belfast Telegraph, now its Editor-at-Large. I first met …

BY CLAIR WHITTY We have had a fantastic summer but already many of you are thinking about natural ways to support your immunity. Echinacea, Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc continue to be the top picks to support immunity. A combination of diet, lifestyle, and topping up with extra nutrition can help. Aim to include …

By John Fitzgerald The Kilkenny Heritage Walkers honoured a very special woman on Saturday. Bridget Woods (nee Corcoran) who was born in 1879 and died in 1965, never sought attention or glory, but her life exemplified a rare devotion to the county’s sporting heritage. The walkers gathered at her graveside to pay homage, and the …

FURTHERMORE  By Gerry Moran Some things you never forget – like the Halloween night I spent in jail. In a penitentiary to be precise. Little did I know when boarding a flight for New York that I, my wife and two daughters, would end up in the penitentiary in Philadelphia! Not bad enough that my …

“Follow the science!” Wasn’t that the global mantra during Covid? Constantly on TV, and blasted all over social media? Science, if you think about it, evolves through thorough scrutiny, constant questioning and challenges. What might have once been accepted as fact can change. At one time people believed unequivocally that the Earth was flat and …

BY JOHN ELLIS, FINANCIAL ADVISOR The public-sector strike is over for now. The proposed second day of action was suspended, and both sides are back at the Workplace Relations Commission. That is welcome, but it does little to ease the pressure on household bills. More than 300,000 public servants walked recently. Schools closed, hospital appointments …