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OPINION: National scandal of families being evicted by landlords

WE have reached a situation as regards property which can only now be described as obscene. Latest figures last week showed us that there are a record 10,568 people homeless in Ireland, 3,137 of those children, including 1,423 families. All at the ...

31 Aug 2022 at 14:00

Midland Tribune

OPINION: Let's hear it for our Republic... it's one of the sanest states

IT is a remarkable situation but increasingly this part of this island – this Republic – is looking more and more like one of the sanest places around these parts. You might also include our EU neighbours, with the possible exception of Hungary. ...

05 Jun 2022 at 08:00

Tullamore Tribune

Three simple words from Offaly influencer: 'Hope in God'

THE best sermon you preach yourself this week may be only three words long: Hope in God! That’s the message I want all of us to have in mind. Every week I write my thoughts for the week as the psalmist says in Psalm 42, "Why are you cast down, ...

28 Aug 2023 at 15:43

Lifestyle

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Half the year gone already? Time to take a breath!

WE are now entering the second half of 2022 – how those months have flown! And so much has happened, locally, and around the world. Perhaps it's time to pause and take a deep breath. But how often have we heard or even said that to ourselves ...

29 Jun 2022 at 07:00

Tullamore Tribune

OPINION: Perhaps Ireland should hasten more slowly with its emissions reductions

AS someone who is so pro-European Union it can be embarrassing sometimes – and I hope appropriate measures are taken to mark Ireland’s 50 years as a member next January – it pains me to see how silly it/we can occasionally be in a worldwide ...

07 Oct 2022 at 20:00

Local News

OPINION: Thanks Queen Elizabeth, you were a remarkable human being

WE have come a very long way in 100 years. Not so very long ago it is doubtful whether the death of Queen Elizabeth II would have inspired such an outpouring of respect, even affection, in this Republic of ours. It was right and ...

19 Sept 2022 at 16:03

Tullamore Tribune

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Getting older is inevitable but a better attitude smooths the path to the senior years

PEOPLE are living longer than ever before. An Irish man can now expect to live to 78.4 years and an Irish woman to 82.8 years according to the most recent Central Statistics Office figures. We are an ageing population though, ...

14 Mar 2023 at 17:26

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The remarkable life of the Offaly nun who brought back the missing statues

A REMARKABLE woman was buried after her funeral Mass in the graveyard beside St Carthage’s Church at Killina near Tullamore on Thursday of last week. Sr Oliver Wrafter was 99 and had been chosen as Offaly Person of the Year ...

02 May 2022 at 16:01

Local News

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Being a parent isn't child's play, so you need to take care of yourself too

OVER 80% of the population will become parents at some point in their lives. For many of us, having children is very rewarding and gives a sense of meaning to our lives. However studies show that being a parent is also one ...

19 Sept 2022 at 21:12

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OPINION: Four more years in jail for the notorious 'singing priest'

Readers should note that this article contains details which many will find upsetting. LAST week in Dublin notorious former 'singing priest' Tony Walsh (68) was sentenced to another four years in prison for indecent ...

27 Jul 2022 at 09:00

Midland Tribune

POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: The ups and downs of bipolar disorder

IT is not uncommon for people to use the word 'manic' when they want to convey a state of extreme activity or agitation. Traditionally in psychiatry, the diagnosis of 'manic depression' was made when a patient ...

26 Jul 2022 at 19:17

Tullamore Tribune

Remarkable life of the Offaly nun who brought back the missing statues

01 May 2022 at 14:21

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