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All the talk about gender quotas being the solution to more women in politics remains to be seen. Fundamentally it's false. Let's face it, quotas are a fabricated means (in Ireland's case man-made!) to put women on tickets because we have failed spectacularly otherwise.

Little did he know it when he made his surprise announcement on Monday morning, but the decision of Pope Benedict to retire may have a profound impact on how the world views work and ageing. It was a brave decision, given that he is in a post which has traditionally only been vacated in the event of a papal death, the ultimate job for life. It is a decision that can be viewed two ways by those of advanced years — it can be seen as a sense of empowerment at being able to control one’s working life at a late age, or it could be demoralising because it represents a stark reality that at some stage, people just have to stop working merely because their bodies no longer allow them to continue.

Roisin Ni Chleirigh and Dermot Reid are offering a unique and fantastic course in Confidence, Motivation, Interview Skills and Aptitude Test workshop in Branchville House, Dunbell in Kilkenny on May 7 and 8, and on May 21 and 22.

A new eight-week course in self empowerment due to begin in Tuam next week offers attendees a new approach to empowerment — participants will take part in a firewalk at the end.

A new eight-week course in self empowerment due to begin in Tuam next week offers attendees a new approach to empowerment — participants will take part in a firewalk at the end.

There are three types of people in the world: Those who make things happen; those who watch things happen; and those who wonder what happened. Which one do you want to be?

Empowerment is one of the absolute ingredients in creating a life that is right for you. A workshop to teach you how to use your own internal power in your life will take place in the Family Centre, Chapel St, Castlebar on Saturday March 6 between 10.30am and 4pm.