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Dear UNA Psychic solutions

heavily on your hands with nothing to do all day.
You’re ready to get back into the world again.
You want new faces, places and people. As you’re
interested in caring for people and houses why
not start there? Cancer is a very business-like
sign so looking up places and people who need a
carer or housekeeper is child’s play to you. Check
with friends or Citizen’s Information Bureau how
much the minimum wage rate per hour is, and

Renowned psychic Una Power offers ask for at least that much. You’re very wise not to
readers some guidance on life’s issues go the married-man’s-mistress route; it so often
ends in heartache. But you’re right about looking

for loving companionship – that’s a lovely and

I have this constant longing to own my qualifications together saUyns.a..pe“rCfaenchtcoleymrheis”apapsyigant loving idea. I feel you may meet a new and
because that is the surest very kind man through a new job.
own home. We are currently living in Social way to get out of the poverty
trap. Apply to the Civil Please could you tell us if our
Housing and are both in full-time work. I’m Service or County Council for
only child passed away peacefully? Is
Leo (36) and my husband is Scorpio (42); we he at peace, now? We are heartbroken.
He was a little over 40, Leo and had
have two teenage girls. I fear that we will

stay in this property for ever. This makes me a job for yourself. Your husband problems with drugs. I was not with him

very sad. I am forever dreaming of where I would make a very good fireman when he died at the end of August gone. I

would like to move to and how I would like to or ambulance man. Together you’d found him. I felt I let him down. We had rows

decorate our new home. But it seems that we succeed at anything you tried including home over his problem. But he was a very quiet and

will never be able to achieve this possibility. ownership. good man. We are in our seventies.

Can you see us with our own home? Tracey, Meath
Linda, Co Clare
My mother made an emergency will in

2009 leaving the home place to my brother You were very good to him, always did your

Compare yourself to other people who don’t who has depression, despite the fact that I best. But addiction takes over the personality.

qualify for social housing, even though they (Cancer, 40s) cared for her and my father When you were arguing you might have thought

work in a low-paid job, because their income right up to the day they both died. My father that you were arguing with him. You weren’t,

is just a few euro higher than the limit needed died more than 10 years ago without making addiction had him too firmly in its grasp. You

to qualify for rent allowance; you won’t lose a will and my mother died soon after of a were arguing with his addiction.

your security. Some people won’t decorate a stroke. After caring for them for years I Did I do the right thing you’ll ask yourself?

place they rent because they say ‘why should find it difficult to move on. There is a lot of And the answer is yes. I think he was a shy man

I decorate the landlord’s property? It’s his, let anger in my family, especially between my who hated drawing any attention to himself,

him do it’. But others don’t mind spending a few sisters. They blame me for things. I’m not especially he hated goodbyes. I believe he asked

euros on a tin of paint and doing just one room working at the moment, I’m not married his guardian angel to take him to Heaven at a

because they say, they’re the ones coming home and don’t have any children and would like moment when you wouldn’t be around. Next time

to it every day from work. to know where I go next. I’d like to find a you three meet will be at Heaven’s gate and you’ll

Leo and Scorpio make a very happy and very good job and a nice partner. I know a lot pass through it together.

ambitious pairing together. But I feel that at about healthcare and childcare. Most of Specials express
the heart of your problem is the fear that you’ll my family, me included, have mental and

never achieve your dream (you will) because physical problems. There is a Virgo man I Dear Mary, Limerick: I know you’ve written

your husband seems to have accepted too knew in the past; married now but I know three times, and I did acknowledge that on this

readily the situation you’re now in and is quite he still has feelings for me. I met him at a page. I really do appreciate your concern about

happy in it. He’s not surrendering, just being funeral recently, my heart jolted and I could your daughter, you’re a loving mum. If you had

sensible and practical, that’s all. feel his vigour as our hands touched. I know written about a row between you, or behaviour

There are two things you can immediately put this can’t go anywhere. I wish I could meet a you don’t like I would have been happy to offer

into place that will help you feel better about strong man to protect and love me. you some insights. But you wrote specifically

your current situation. The first is to open a Caroline, Laois to find out if she was going to get a job and how

Credit Union account (if you don’t already have her children were getting on at school... Your

one) and try to save ten euro a week. It’s not Cancer is a sign perfectly happy at home and daughter might be very unhappy to open this

much but it’s yours, all yours. It’ll mount up. The more so if there is someone in the nest needing page and discover that her private business is

second thing you absolutely must do is to get to be cared for. I suspect your mother left the being discussed. I advise you to speak to your

behind your girls and make sure they get good house to your brother as he seemed the neediest daughter directly about any of your concerns.

exam results and get into college. Don’t even of her children and the one most in need of her She can write to me herself if she chooses and

entertain the idea of them being early school care, at the time. Although I must say that I’ve would be most welcome. But I would be very

leavers. Make sure, from today onwards, that never heard of an emergency will. Still you can’t uncomfortable with the thought that any adult

your daughters achieve academically. Students know everything, can you? As your parents died could write in requesting a peek into the future

with a Leaving Certificate (even if it’s not very around 10 years ago time must be hanging very of another adult (even one related).

good) will always get the job over the young Contact Una... If you have an unresolved issue you need guidance on, Una may be able to help.
person with no Leaving Cert. Fact. You can write to her at Una Power, Woman’s Way, Rosemount House, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14; or email: [email protected].
Please include your name, town, county and full date of birth. Please note, Una can only reply through this column.
Talk to your husband and see if you can
both, or one at a time, begin getting some

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Horoscopes

HOROSCOPES
What’s in your stars this week?

Scorpio Sagittarius

Oct 24 - Nov 21 Nov 22 - Dec 21

Don’t shy away from any Your efforts will pay off but not as
painful thoughts, it’s better to quickly as you would have liked.
work through them now than Have a little patience later on
later. ere could be quite a today and don’t be afraid to give
few changes to your life once others more time. Any kindness
you know what you want. Just you show will be remembered in
remember to let people down the weeks and months to come.
gently if you decide it’s the end Try to stay in on cold nights and
of the road. You choose the relax your nervous system. Self
direction of your life. care is really important.

Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries

Dec 22 - Jan 19 Jan 20 - Feb 18 Feb 19 - Mar 20 Mar 21 - April 19

A friendly chat is not what it You might not know whether e lover inside you wants to You may experience a moment
seems. ose that try to get on to take a rival’s latest comments come out and play. e one you of clarity later in the week. e
your good side may have hidden seriously or not. Don’t let your love has lit your fuse once again. actions of those that surround you
motives. Don’t share info with guard down, even if you’re You can either act on it now or will make things a lot clearer. It
those that have not earned your tempted to do so. ere is no harm wait for it to build up. It is up may be time to move on. Don’t
trust. It might be time to look at being extra careful, especially to you, just remember that you hesitate to step on a toe or two
events from a different point of when you’re dealing with someone might not be able to control if someone tries to block your
view. Stay calm and don't let it get who could tell lies for Ireland if it yourself if you let it go beyond a way. Make sure you give them a
under your skin. were an Olympic sport. certain point. Be wise. warning first.

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Tarot special

ASK THE TAROT Whatdothe
cards have in
store for you?

I am hoping you can help me. I am in a very resolved and you’ll be much happier. A and I do see you meeting someone this Photo by Kat Jayne from Pexels
dark tunnel in life. All that could go wrong significant weight will be lifted. In the year, however it may not be the type of
has gone wrong. I am in an unfair dismissal meantime the cards offer advice on what relationship that you want. With that said,
case – [have] been bullied and broken down. you can do to support yourself through I do see you having a wonderful, fun time
Is there any light soon? Will I come out of this difficult time. The Five of Pentacles with this person. As I was shuffling for
this in one piece? asks you to take good care of yourself you, the King of Wands jumped from the
SAGITTARIUS, VIA EMAIL – try to eat well and get enough sleep. deck. This King is usually tall, dark and
The Four of Swords along with the Ace handsome. He’s usually great fun, has a
The cards show me that you have been of Pentacles suggests that a new job is wicked sense of humour and an amazing
knocked down quite badly this year, coming your way. I’m not sure if you’re smile. Witty, passionate and impulsive, I
Sagittarius, so I do believe you when you currently employed, but these cards tell do feel that he will sweep you off your feet.
say that you’re in ‘a very dark tunnel’ in me a much more suitable position will It’s notoriously difficult to time with the
life. The first card reflects this, but it also make itself known to you, but you need cards, but given he appears as the suit of
offers a small sliver of advice to you. The to keep an eye out and look for it. You’ll wands, which is associated with summer,
Four of Cups is a card very much associated know it when you see it. The final card, I would say that you’re likely to meet him
with mental and emotional exhaustion. the Ten of Wands again shows that you’re towards the end of summer. I do feel that
You’re tired of fighting, but you know that deeply burdened right now and it asks you might even meet him while travelling.
you have to keep going because stopping you to seek out support. If you’re really The Emperor shows that when it comes to
is not an option right now. However it is struggling right now, it would be an love, you do know exactly what it is that
absolutely essential that you don’t let your excellent idea to ask for help. Whether you want and while you’ll have a great time
mind become fixated on the negative things that’s simply chatting to a friend or with this King, the Ten of Wands suggests
in your life. The Four of Cups is very much family member, or, if you feel it would that his impulsive behaviour may become
about looking at the things that you do have be useful, speaking to a professional a bit of a burden. The Eight of Pentacles
going on for you right now, however small counsellor to guide you through this shows that while this may not be ‘the one’
they may seem. Try your best to count your difficult time. The IACP has a function on or a lasting relationship, it will bring you
blessings, if only for the purpose that they their website that can put you in touch great joy and will teach you a lot.
will give your mind a break from negativity with a good counsellor in your area:
and will plant the seed of positivity in your www.iacp.ie. The important thing is to “The Five of
heart. The good news is that soon this issue know that nothing lasts forever and this Pentacles asks you
will get resolved. I’m wondering if you’re too shall pass. Believe that the light is to take good care
heading towards a hearing of some kind? there, even if you can’t see it right now it of yourself – try
We have the King of Swords next and he will come into focus for you soon. to eat well and get
is closely intertwined with legal issues. enough sleep”
He reminds you that justice will prevail I’m 30-years-old. My star sign is Pisces. I
and that it’s essential for you to make sure want a good man who lives in Ireland. My
that you’ve dotted your I’s and crossed question is could there be love for me this
your t’s when it comes to any legal paper year?
work. He reminds you to stand strong in ANNE MARIE
your truth. In terms of the light at the end
of the tunnel, it will come. I do feel that Love comes in different shapes and sizes
by this time next year everything will be

PLEASE NOTE: Tarot is not designed to replace any medical or financial advice or your own free will. Tarot can guide you and show you options of what may happen.
Remember, when it comes to making choices, you are the master of your own destiny. Have a question you want Amy to answer? Write to: Tarot questions, Woman’s Way,
Harmonia, Rosemount House, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 or email: [email protected]

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Celebrity

A line that’s arbitrary

If you watch one show featured is the Grogans violence, explains the very easily been very I don’t know, it could
this week, please make from Tuam. Son Shane effect the act had on his different.’ at rattled me have been superficial but
it Tabú. e series of was 22 when attacked life. for a few days.” there was a lot of blood all
factual documentaries in August 2012 as he over the ground near that
on TG4 offer an insight walked his girlfriend Finally, Ruth Maxwell How did Eoghan feel nice church on Stephen’s
to life in Ireland in 2018. home. He sustained a shares how she is moving after the documentary Green. at was one walk
severe brain injury that on from the ‘day of evil’ was completed? on one night, it’s scarily
ese poignant, and left him in need of 24- as she described her rampant.”
often thought provoking hour care since. unprovoked attack. “I’m glad we made
documentaries will ask it, I don’t know if I am He says he ‘doesn’t
the viewer to reflect “I knew Shane’s story Eoghan too, meets particularly optimistic actively think’ about
while also sparking from the news and also Sasha Delaney, who at the end,” he says. his incident but has a
conversations. I think his family are witnessed him falling to He pauses. “I haven’t constant reminder due
brilliant at making the ground after he was decided what percentage to the permanent loss of
Eoghan McDermott is noise so his story attacked. I attribute to my own taste and smell.
the first in Tabú’s hotseat, resurrects itself every so incident and what
having worked on a often in the media,” says “I found Sasha through percentage I attribute to “Your brain almost
documentary which is Eoghan. a friend of mine by getting older [laughs] and tricks you, you anticipate
aired close to two years “I didn’t really want the pure chance, it wasn’t buying a house. I do find tasting something
after he experienced an documentary to be about even through the myself socially going out because you’re so familiar
unprovoked attack in me because ultimately it documentary. She kind a lot less. with it during life. ere
December 2016. was unpleasant but I’m of recounted the second are small little moments
fine, but it was more the hand version to me. In my “I still enjoy going out when you go, ‘hmm,’ like
“ e thing that really idea that really played on head I thought, ‘I know and I don’t find myself when my girlfriend put
struck me after my own my mind for a long time what’s coming, I know getting more socially on a perfume for a night
little incident was the was the arbitrary luck it’ll be fine.’ anxious or whatever out and it’s the same stuff
amount of people who in being involved in the than previously which she’s worn for years,
wrote to me, strangers outcome. I could have “But when I heard it in was not at all. I certainly you can associate a smell
off Facebook, saying, had the same knock in the moment you’re going, drink a whole lot less with a person. Or even
‘Hey, I’m sorry this the head, or someone ‘F*****g hell, it was so and I guess I’m aware of when someone in passing
happened to you, this is else could have had out of my control and it micro-aggression around will say, ‘Oh, that’s an
what happened to me, the same knock in could have that could spill into amazing smell,’ in a
or my dad, or my pal.’ I the head at the same something. restaurant or anywhere,
took that idea to TG4 and angle as I did, and “I guess there’s a little flash of, ‘I
said that I had found it maybe ended up like I’m aware “About two weeks ago, would love to meet who
interesting and wouldn’t Shane or similar. of micro I walked from Grafton did it.” WW
mind following up these ere’s a stroke of luck aggression Street to Harcourt Street
strands,” he explains. involved for those that could and I saw three actual Tabú: Foréigean Gan
guys being termed spill into fights; two of them were Choinne is on TG4 on
ese strands became just ‘idiots’ or [being] something” handbags and one was a November 7 at 9.30pm
the first Tabú episode, up for manslaughter, proper fight. And then I
Foréigean Gan Choinne the difference between saw the guards at a scene. WOMANSWAY.IE 55
(Random Acts of thuggery or serious
Violence), in which criminality - it’s a line
he explores the sadly that’s very arbitrary.”
increasing prevalence of
violent acts in Ireland – e other interviewees’
and the effects on victims stories make for sobering
and their families. watching. e mother of
Andrew Dolan, who died
One of the families in 2011 ten days after an
assault, also spoke on
the documentary. Her
23-year-old son received
six blows to his head,
resulting in serious brain
damage.

Gary Carney, who has
a traumatic brain injury
after a random act of