A letter by Fr Tom Kelleher (Irish Examiner, November 16) on the extensive influence of Saints Columbanus (Columban) and Gall (Gallen) was brought out for many to contemplate.

The education minister’s mention of the “Rules for National Schools, 1965” as archaic on the cusp of a general election truly exemplifies the expression ‘kicking the can down the road’.

It has been reported that the Italian Prime Minister’s one million euro a month jet is ‘grounded because no one is qualified to fly it.

Considering that humus rich soil ties up three times more CO2 than woodland wouldn’t it be better to promote organic farming which enhances the humus in our soils than declaring that CO2 targets cannot be reached?

Your article (Irish Examiner, December 5) prompts me to join the hundreds of Corkonians in remembering with nostalgia that night of December 12 1955, when our beloved Opera House burned.