In response to Dr Frank Giles (Irish Examiner, Letters, 11 September) let me ask, do you think refugees are less deserving of our help based on their religious beliefs? 

This Friday the long-awaited Rugby World Cup will open in Twickenham when England take on the gallant but usually overpowered Fijians. All sports fans can expect a mixture of skill, speed, strategy and tremendous athletic power, all brought together by the best teams.

It is refreshing and relieving at the start of the 2015/16 school year to see that public awareness is realising the need for students to have access to an open line of communication to share their anxieties/problems.

It is very worrying to see blatant fear-mongering and misinformation about people who are fleeing from war in your letters page.

There is evidence from the World Bank that climate change will particularly threaten the Middle East and North Africa. The population of the area is expected to double by 2050, while crop yields will decline by 30% to 60%.

On the one hand, the United States claim they have hard evidence for militant activity. This justifies drone strikes, which kill alleged militants in places like Afghanistan, Waziristan, and Yemen, etc, and this is keeping us safe.

Why was Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s evidence to the banking enquiry not given prior to Jean-Claude Trichet’s visit? It confirms the belief that Ireland was coerced by the ECB into breaking one of capitalism’s basic laws: bankruptcy.

Given the geographic vastness of Cork County and the significance of Cork City both historically and as the second city of this nation it is difficult to see how merging the local governments of the two would be of benefit to either.

In view of the relentless negative commentary being levelled at our health service, I would like to share with readers my recent positive experience at the hands of the HSE personnel.

Fáilte is fiche to this proposed strategy, which seems an all-out effort to rescue the sinking ship that is the preservation of Gaeilge.