http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/columnists/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:50:19 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 76 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ac_logo_500x75.png http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/columnists/ I am very interested in investing in some of the foreign funds to which you refer in your articles. What is the best way to do this and which countries would be good to consider? writes one reader. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999713-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/3999713-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The long summer holiday season is nearly over and the new year, as dictated by children returning to school, starts next week, writes Jill Kerby. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999533-summer-ends-as-double-dip-fears-loom/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/3999533-summer-ends-as-double-dip-fears-loom/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The two surest ways to lose control of your spending in these increasingly difficult times is to hang on to already over extended credit cards and to not pay all your bills by direct debit. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999346-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/3999346-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The dog days of August are as good a time as any for a financial review. We all seem to have a little more time in which to drag out the file box of documents and insurance contracts, tax slips and mortgage deeds and work out whether or not we're getting proper value for our outgoings. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999244-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/3999244-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion In the last fortnight a great literary honour was bestowed on Dublin when it was named as the fourth UNESCO City of Literature, along with Edinburgh, Melbourne and Iowa City, (whose university has produced 25 Pulitzer Prize Winners since 1955). http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999038-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/3999038-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The property monster just won't go away. And yet, a few houses are still being bought and sold every day this summer, some to eager first-time buyers who have spent the last couple of years building up their down payments and also to confident second-time buyers who don't have much personal debt, especially property debt. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/29/3998868-deep-pockets-and-patience-are-key-to-buying-property-now/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/29/3998868-deep-pockets-and-patience-are-key-to-buying-property-now/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion Jill Kerby asks: will he or won't he introduce a property tax? http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/22/3998722-flat-rate-property-tax-is-the-slippery-slope/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/22/3998722-flat-rate-property-tax-is-the-slippery-slope/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion MoneyTimes with Kill Kerby and Aviva http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998546-look-east-for-long-term-profits-and-growth/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998546-look-east-for-long-term-profits-and-growth/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion Last Friday, as two of Ireland's best known love-birds, the rugby star Brian O'Driscoll and the actress Amy Huberman were legally married in Co Leitrim, other couples, who by choice or by law would not or could not be legally married, were celebrating the passing (the previous evening) of the Civil Partnership Bill, which is expected to be signed into law in the autumn. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998406-same-sex-couples-should-plan-their-finances-as-well-as-celebrations/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998406-same-sex-couples-should-plan-their-finances-as-well-as-celebrations/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion Fr. Ray Brady Sometimes it's good to begin with a story. It sets the scene for what follows. Back in 1985, just 25 years ago, the clergy of Kilmore diocese met for most of a week in the Dromantine Conference Centre, near Newry. The idea behind the meeting was to review life in the diocese and prepare for the years ahead. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998403-the-last-word/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998403-the-last-word/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion A reader contacted Jill Kerby with concerns about her cash... http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/02/3998232-a-reader-worries-about-her-cash-quite-rightly-too/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/02/3998232-a-reader-worries-about-her-cash-quite-rightly-too/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion Sun, sea and sand. Most people's idea of a great summer holiday. Now that the volcano has stopped spewing ash, many will have already booked their week or two in foreign climes. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998043-going-on-a-summer-holiday/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998043-going-on-a-summer-holiday/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion Money Times with Jill Kerby... http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998042-banks-get-tough-with-mortgage-holders-in-breach-of-insurance-contracts/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998042-banks-get-tough-with-mortgage-holders-in-breach-of-insurance-contracts/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion One of the great problems for Catholics, at least for those who take the time to think about their faith, is the gap that seems to exist between what happens in church on Sunday and what happens during the rest of the week. For many who have stopped practising this gap has provided justification and comfort. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997655-mind-the-gap/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997655-mind-the-gap/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The recent developments regarding the future ownership of the VHI, (see last week's MoneyTimes) the country's largest health insurance company, have important consequences for everyone who has a private health policy. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997654-take-care-now-with-health-insurance-or-pay-more-later/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/09/3997654-take-care-now-with-health-insurance-or-pay-more-later/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion A couple of weeks ago Fr. Ultan McGoohan wrote an interesting article - as always - on Passing on the Faith. He shared his reflections with us and expressed a number of concerns he had about our celebration of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. His take on these celebrations was that they were grand in theory but maybe not in practice. He wondered about the depth of faith involved and he feared that in some cases, maybe in many cases, they were simply a social occasion rather than a religious reality. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997524-passing-on-the-faith-045-a-response/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997524-passing-on-the-faith-045-a-response/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Opinion Money Times, with Jill Kirby and Aviva. Last Thursday the health minister for announced that the VHI will need at least €338m to fill its solvency hole before the state owned private health insurer can be privatised by 2013. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997522-vhi-privatisation-adds-to-market-uncertainty/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/3997522-vhi-privatisation-adds-to-market-uncertainty/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Opinion If you are one of the 95,000 Bank of Ireland private shareholders, you should have received your share rights offer prospectus from the bank by now. It is aiming to raise another €2.94 billion, slightly more than the minimum new capital requirement of €2.66 billion set for them by the financial regulator. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997323-bank-of-ireland-wants-your-money-045-8364109-billion-of-it/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/3997323-bank-of-ireland-wants-your-money-045-8364109-billion-of-it/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The boy scouts' motto - Be Prepared - should be drilled into every man, woman and child in this country, writes Jill Kerby. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/21/3997214-be-prepared-as-your-euro-devalues/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/21/3997214-be-prepared-as-your-euro-devalues/ Fri, 21 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion In the life of a parish First Communion and Confirmation are among the high points of the year, writes Fr. Ultan McGoohan. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/3997212-passing-on-the-faith/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/20/3997212-passing-on-the-faith/ Thu, 20 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion The Bible, besides being a history of salvation relating God's dealing with his people, is full of interesting characters, writes Felim Kelly cc... http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/3997003-bad-times-sad-times/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/3997003-bad-times-sad-times/ Wed, 12 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion Just as Jill Kerby started writing this column, the main US stockmarket, the Dow Jones, had fallen by 1000 points, only to recover about 560 points by the time the market closed for the day. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/3997001-worried-about-greece-the-markets-me-too/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/12/3997001-worried-about-greece-the-markets-me-too/ Wed, 12 May 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion I always enjoy elections. It's not that I am overtly political or a supporter of one political ideology over another but I simply love the drama of an election count. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996908-reflections-with-fr-michael-router/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996908-reflections-with-fr-michael-router/ Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion The latest news about redundancies at Quinn Insurance suggests that the already large problem of mortgage arrears and foreclosures could become an even bigger one as 900 well-paid insurance jobs disappear along with the salaries needed to make monthly mortgage repayments. http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996907-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/3996907-moneytimes-with-jill-kerby/ Thu, 06 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Opinion Jill Kerby believes we may now be seeing the beginning of the end of our tribulations... http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996528-sorting-out-the-property-mess-starts-now-part-1/ http://www.anglocelt.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/04/21/3996528-sorting-out-the-property-mess-starts-now-part-1/ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:00:00 +0100 Opinion