‘If I have an opinion, I will not be silenced.’
We continue our series marking International Women s Day, today, March 8
Miss Cork Zoe Hendrick
Miss Cork Zoe Hendrick
Growing up, I would rarely see women in high positions in jobs or government. I told myself, when I grow up I am going to #ChooseToChallenge this stigma.
Ladies such as Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama and Mary Jackson have been role models for me growing up. To make noise and to be heard, not to take things quietly.
If I have an opinion, I will not be silenced, and I encourage every women to do the same. If you are in a meeting room and have an idea, speak up and say your piece. Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.
Pension entitlements, or what will have to be paid out when members of schemes give up work, worked out at €80.5bn for defined benefit pension funds.
The entitlements for defined contribution pension funds was €42.5bn at the end of the third quarter last year.
Jerry Moriarty of the Irish Association of Pension Funds said it was good to see an increase in assets.
He said that pensions were long-term investments which means people should not dwell on how investments perform from one quarter to another, unless they are very close to retirement.
The figures do not take account of pay-as-you-go public sector pensions where there is no fund in place to pay the retirement incomes.
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A Dublin funeral director says they ve seen some absolutely heartbreaking situations while COVID-19 restrictions have been in place.
For almost a year now, there have been strict limits on the numbers of mourners who can attend funerals.
During the first wave only six people could attend a service.
While that was
briefly increased to 25 people for a period last year, funerals have again been limited to just ten people during the ongoing lockdown.
As a result, many people have been unable to attend the funerals of friends or family, or have had to turn to livestreams to watch a service.
6. Be aware of when low mood is becoming more serious
Under normal circumstances around one in four people might expect to experience a mental health disorder in any given year. But the strain of lockdown might be putting a whole new cohort of people at risk. Depression can come on gradually, and sometimes be difficult to recognise. Stephen McBride from the mental health charity Aware (
aware.ie) recommends keeping in mind the acryonym FESTIVAL (Feeling, Energy, Sleep, Thoughts, Interest, Value in ourselves, Aches and pains, and Lifestyle) as a way of taking stock of how you are coping and whether you might be at risk of having a diagnosable condition.