Unintended Consequences
Though he has not been formally recognized as a saint, Talbot may be considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism and addiction
1 in 40 people used drug in last year
Though he has not been formally recognized as a saint, Talbot may be considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism and addiction
Purdue owners accused of culpability regarding over-prescription of addictive pharmaceutical drugs
Matt Talbot died of a heart attack in Granby Lane on Trinity Sunday, 7 June 1925, whilst making his way to Mass in St. Saviour’s Church on Dominick Street. His life would have gone unnoticed were it not for the cords and chains discovered on his body when he died suddenly that day. No one […]
I’m not proud of a feeling of schadenfreude upon hearing wealthy actor Paul Hogan whine about the homeless drug addicts that have descended on his Los Angeles elite Venice Beach neighbourhood. Mr Hogan feels blockaded into his $3.5m mansion and wishes the homeless just stayed somewhere else where property prices were more suited to their […]
If you don’t get your kid a cell phone this Christmas, you’re a veritable Scrooge forcing your child to remain in the dark ages. But before you jump on the cell-phone band wagon, consider the pros and cons
 More evidence, one might argue, that progress and compassion aren’t necessarily linear. More people died of drug-related causes last year than at any time in the history of the State, new figures cited in the Dáil show. 736 people in Ireland died last year of drug-related causes, compared to just 431 in 2004, an increase […]