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Godfrey's Gospel: There’s no end to the ingenuity of scammers

"I know shopping online can be a godsend when you can order and pay in an instant with little effort and all from the comfort of your armchair, but then we hear the horror stories of people losing thousands at the hands of scammers and wish for a less stressful time when cash was king."

Time to Think: St John Henry Newman, a ‘doctor’ of the Church

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Time to Think: St John Henry Newman, a ‘doctor’ of the Church

POPE Leo XIV has declared St John Henry Newman a ‘doctor’ of the Church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honours on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican convert, who remains a unifying figure among conservatives and ...

Godfrey's Gospel: Asylum case could see state liable for compensation

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Godfrey's Gospel: Asylum case could see state liable for compensation

I HAVE come to the conclusion that I may be a racist without knowing it. Sounds stupid, doesn’t it, but last week I read something which got my blood boiling, leading me to that thought. It revolves around asylum seekers.

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Godfrey's Gospel: Israeli policy in Gaza only creating terrorists in waiting

Godfrey's Gospel: Israeli policy in Gaza only creating terrorists in waiting

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Time to Think: August … a time to give thanks for the gift of harvest

Time to Think: August … a time to give thanks for the gift of harvest

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Godfrey's Gospel: Are banking bosses really worth their whopping salaries?

Godfrey's Gospel: Are banking bosses really worth their whopping salaries?

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Godfrey's Gospel: We will all end up paying tourist tax, not just Dublin

Godfrey's Gospel: We will all end up paying tourist tax, not just Dublin

Godfrey's Gospel: Perspective is in the mind of the beholder

Godfrey's Gospel: Perspective is in the mind of the beholder

Fri, 23 May, 2025

PERSPECTIVE is a great thing. Two people can look at something and come up with a completely different views. Take the latest JNLR survey, for instance.

Pan Celtic festival brings welcome business

Pan Celtic festival brings welcome business

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

I urge people to set aside whatever misconceptions they have of events such as Pan Celtic and go to one or more of the events over the coming days. You may be surprised by what you find

Godfrey's Gospel: New walkway could attract unwelcome visitors

Godfrey's Gospel: New walkway could attract unwelcome visitors

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025

I AM ALL FOR anything that will improve the overall appearance of Carlow.

GODFREY'S GOSPEL: Hats off to our emergency service personnel

GODFREY'S GOSPEL: Hats off to our emergency service personnel

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

SOMETIMES we are so intent on criticising all the wrongs that we see, the wastefulness in the public service, the lack of accountability, the continuous failure of systems to deliver a good service, that we completely miss a lot of the good we see ...