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Trevor Laffan

Trevor Laffan

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Our softly-softly approach to repeat criminals isn’t working

WE are very lenient in this country when it comes to dealing with serial offenders. Anyone can mess up, and fair enough, if it’s your first offence...

22.04.2024 10

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End road carnage by educating people - from primary age on

NEARLY 30 road safety advocacy bodies have reportedly declared they have no confidence in the Road Safety Authority (RSA), after a spate of deaths in...

15.04.2024 10

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Early signs of dementia... and how you can stave off decline

ONCE we pass the age of 60, I reckon most of us can expect to become more involved in the world of medicine. That’s often the time when various bits...

08.04.2024 10

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It’s true, redheads in hospital do need stronger anaesthetics

I DON’T like going to the dentist. I have this dread that during the drilling process, he will hit a nerve and send me through the ceiling. I...

01.04.2024 10

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Garda bicycle case makes me fear for force  I proudly served

MORE than 1,800 police officers in the UK recruited under Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to increase numbers, resigned last year, it was reported...

18.03.2024 30

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I discovered, the painful way, that it pays to wear flight socks

WE’VE reached that time of the year when people start making preparations for summer holidays. For some, that will mean long haul flights. The kind...

11.03.2024 8

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I’ve had my fill of potholes in Cork town, why can’t this problem be fixed?

VERA Hartland was a well-known local councillor in Cobh, back in the days when we had an Urban District Council. She lived in St Patricks Square at...

04.03.2024 5

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Older men mustn’t wear shorts? I’ll give short-shrift to that...

I GO swimming early in the morning several times a week in our local Coral Leisure Centre. It was recommended to me by my surgeon following back...

26.02.2024 9

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A positive hospital visit in Cork... but it’s no wonder staff prefer Oz

I WROTE a piece not so long ago about an experience my wife had in the emergency department of the Mercy University Hospital in Cork. She ended up...

19.02.2024 10

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A poor night’s sleep can be a nightmare for your health too

WORLD Sleep Day this year takes place on March 15, so get ready. If you didn’t already know, the idea behind it is to highlight the plight of those...

12.02.2024 9

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Stranded at airport for night... at least I found a new friend!

I ARRIVED in Paphos Airport in Cyprus at half past midnight. I had been travelling all day, but I wasn’t finished yet. I still had to collect my...

05.02.2024 8

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Pedestrians must help to curb deaths by being visible in dark

A TOTAL of 184 people died in road accidents last year, according to provisional statistics released by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). This compared...

29.01.2024 20

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Emotional day as my daughter joins the Irish exodus to Australia

MY daughter Vicki headed off to Australia on New Year’s Day this year with her husband and their three sons. Family members from both sides went to...

22.01.2024 10

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I get plagued by mozzies - but here’s a plan that will zap ’em

GANGSTERS involved in organised crime in Ireland seem to be getting more violent. They’re also becoming more daring. Gunmen no longer lurk in the...

15.01.2024 6

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Bird spit, putrid cheese: Crazy ideas for your New Year diet

MOST of us, I suspect, are probably glad by now that Christmas is over. We can get back to normal. Back to eating regular portions too. Turkey and ham...

08.01.2024 10

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Only feet on the beat can take the streets back from lawless

THE Minister for Justice Helen McEntee recently launched a ‘safety plan’ for Dublin’s north inner city, involving the deployment of ‘community...

18.12.2023 6

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Fame and fortune are not good for you, I’d rather be ordinary!

LIKE most of us, I consider myself to be an ordinary Joe Soap. I’m quite content with life and I have no ambition to be rich and famous. Being...

11.12.2023 5

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You’d need a stiff drink to get a grip on our licensing laws

I CAME across a story last week in the Irish Newspaper Archives. It was published more than 60 years ago in the then Cork Examiner. At Clonakilty...

04.12.2023 7

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A tough start in life, but Cork woman has made it big in sunny Cyprus

TRISH Browne comes from the seaside town of Youghal in Co. Cork. She is the youngest of a family of 14 - ten boys and four girls - and her early life...

27.11.2023 9

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Best way to survive a calamity is to deny there is a problem

WHEN I retired from An Garda Siochana after 25 years, I did so with an unblemished record. I know this to be a fact because they gave me a piece of...

20.11.2023 10

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Holiday haven for the rich and famous that’s now a ghost town

THE ghost city of Varosha lies in the Famagusta District on the eastern part of the island of Cyprus. It has been unoccupied since it was abandoned in...

13.11.2023 10

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Jailhouse shocks! Some great (and not so great) escapes...

IF I saw a TV show depicting a guy breaking out of a modern prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery van, I would immediately switch...

06.11.2023 9

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Don’t change the driving laws - just enforce the ones there!

I SAW a cartoon recently somewhere which depicted Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly filling a bucket with water. The bucket was full of holes, so...

30.10.2023 5

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High-vis vests are vital if we want to reduce road deaths

JEREMY Clarkson, the former Top Gear presenter, once claimed that everyone who bought a bicycle during the Covid-19 pandemic was an idiot. He...

23.10.2023 4

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We were told to exit the plane in Cork, no explanation was given at all

FLYING isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Many people have a fear of being sealed in a tin can flying at 30,000 feet at speeds of several hundred miles...

16.10.2023 5

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Death that made me reflect on the good old days of policing

AS I sat at my laptop one Sunday morning recently, I received a message from Blarney that an old colleague of mine had passed away. John Finnerty,...

09.10.2023 7

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I’ve come to a stark conclusion that everything is bad for you!

I’VE come to the conclusion, after 65 years on this planet, that life is not supposed to be enjoyed. We all have to deal with the ups and downs of...

02.10.2023 10

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Five years after surgery, I’m so glad I had a prostate test

THIS time five years ago, I was in the Mater Hospital in Dublin parting company with a dodgy prostate. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but I’m a...

25.09.2023 10

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Speed limits aren’t a big issue on our roads - bad driving is

JACK Chambers, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, has a plan to reduce fatalities on our roads. He wants to lower the speed limits on...

18.09.2023 10

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Hmmm, moving to Cork for its climate may not be that wise!

I HEARD a lady being interviewed on the radio recently who was selling her home in Cyprus and moving to Ireland permanently because of the weather. I...

11.09.2023 6

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