Stand-in deputy editor Bill Badbody has found 25 things we should be thankful for in 2025
Things to be thankful for in 2025
The year of our landlord 2025 could have been better. It is no wonder the Irish Independent has turned to me, the revered temporary deputy stand-in editor at Waterford Whispers News and renowned philanthropist, landlord and man of the people Bill Badbody, to put a positive spin on things.
Where some people see a world on fire, I see kindling to warm your hands over on a cold night and, if you are lucky enough, profit from. The pessimists say the end of 2025 brings us 365 days closer to the eventual burning out of the sun four billion years from now. An optimist like me says turn that existential spiral inside out into a cheerful corkscrew and rejoice, because: