A scene from The Lion King 
Sugar club screens Disney classics
Running up to Christmas, the Sugar Club on Dublin’s Leeson Street is showing a series of Disney films, including such Pixar classics as The Lion King, which shows this weekend.
The ‘Disney Xmas Classics’ series runs at 3pm every Saturday, and is a must for Disney lovers of all ages.
Table service will be offered during the films, with the venue serving pizza, popcorn and sweets, along with Disney-inspired drinks.
Tickets, costing €10 for adults and €7.50 for children, with special deals being offered of €30 for two adults and two children or one adult and three children, are available online and should be advised to book in advance to make sure you get a table on your requested day. Tickets for the first showing can be booked at http://www.thesugarclub.com/listings/event/the-lion-king
Perils of alcohol abuse laid bare
Drinking in your teens and 20s increase the risk of cancer in later life, the HSE has warned ahead of the Christmas season, when alcohol is part and parcel of festivities for so many.
“We have known for some time that drinking alcohol regularly increases the risk of developing some types of cancer,” said Dr Marie Laffoy, Assistant National Director of the HSE National Cancer Control Programme, pointing out that evidence in a new report means “it’s important to get the message out to young people that what they drink now effects their cancer risk in the future”.
The report says 900 people are newly diagnosed with alcohol-related cancer in Ireland every year, noting that alcohol is listed alongside tobacco and asbestos as a type one carcinogen by the World Health Organisation.
“The positive news is that this is something every individual has the power to control – the less we drink, the lower the risk of developing these cancers,” said Dr Laffoy.
Claim tax refund for nursing home costs
Taxback.com and Nursing Homes Ireland have produced a guide to financing and claiming tax refunds for nursing home fees and other related costs, in the belief that confusion about the system is causing thousands of people to miss out on relief to which they’re entitled. Familes could be entitled to anything from €400 to €25,000.
As much as 40% of nursing home costs can be claimed back. If a family member in a nursing home does not qualify for the Fair Deal scheme, it may be possible for someone who pays tax at the higher rate and contributes €300 a week to the cost of their care to claim back €6,240 at the end of the year, for example.
In addition, it may be possible to claim relief on medical expenses at a rate of 20%, with further reliefs being available to kidney patients and their families.
