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Trevor Laffan

Trevor Laffan

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Meals on flights and travellers’ cheques: sun holidays of past

Meals on flights and travellers’ cheques: sun holidays of past

These days, we jump on a plane to go on a holiday without thinking twice about it. Book something online, throw a few things into a bag, and as long...

03.06.2025 20

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Trevor Laffan

We’re ready to downsize, but just can’t find a suitable home

You’ve probably noticed we have an issue in this country with houses, or the lack of them, I should say. It’s particularly difficult for those in...

27.05.2025 8

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We almost fell for €2,500 bank scam... we should all wise up

We had a close call with scammers recently. We were in Cyprus, and my wife got a message from what she thought was our bank at home. It looked...

04.11.2024 9

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Rats can be a plague on all our houses, but do you want to know what stops them?

I was out walking some time ago and I spotted a liner berthing at the quayside in Cobh. Once the mooring ropes had been secured to the anchor...

28.10.2024 4

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Trevor Laffan

Here’s something to chew on.. let’s ban this unsightly gum

When I was a young lad, I thought America was the most amazing place on the planet. Of course, that was based solely on what I saw in the movies...

21.10.2024 2

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Dignity for cancer patients is my wish for the Apple billions

Cancer is one of the biggest killers in our community, so there can’t be many people who haven’t had some personal experience of this disease. I...

14.10.2024 3

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Long flights and deadly beasts: perils of visiting my family in Oz

My daughter moved to Australia at the start of the year with her husband and three boys. They were fed up with the cost of living and poor services...

07.10.2024 3

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Saluting legends of Mayfield community down the decades

Having spent more than 35 years in An Garda Síochána, I’ve learned that there are two kinds of people in most communities. The first type consists...

30.09.2024 2

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Trevor Laffan

Ireland should follow UK, and get tough with violent mobs

Two things caught my eye from the coverage of the recent anti-immigrant riots in the UK. The first was the guy who was face down on the ground...

16.09.2024 10

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Eating out in Ireland is costly enough, I’ve an issue with tips

I was reminded recently of an incident that happened a few years ago involving my late mother-in-law, Moyra Swords. She was in her nineties at the...

09.09.2024 3

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Ditch all the ‘strategies’, what we need are gardaí on the beat

I was listening to Fine Gael Senator Maria Byrne being interviewed recently. She was promoting the idea of pop-up garda stations, which she said...

02.09.2024 4

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Yes, tourism has its downside in Cobh, but benefits are huge

I went to Spain for the first time back in the mid-1970s, and I was made to feel very welcome. The locals were happy to have me, and even happier...

26.08.2024 4

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Maybe a stint in the stocks will put manners on offenders!

In the aftermath of the recent riots in the United Kingdom, the judiciary showed their teeth when it came to dealing with the offenders in court....

19.08.2024 1

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Trevor Laffan

Yucky stews and nude protests - my garda training memories

I had a nostalgic moment recently while reading the latest issue of Síocháin magazine, a publication for retired members of An Garda Síochána....

12.08.2024 2

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Trevor Laffan