Clare County Council recently voted through the incorporation of the Northern Distributor Road and the re-zoning of lands in south east Clare into the Clare County Development Plan.

The legacy of Pearse’s oration at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa was very fitting for the occasion and shows up the shallowness of contemporary Redmondism.

Piotr Gawlik (August 3) argues for the appointment of an independent senator to the Seanad to be a representative voice for Ireland’s migrant community.

The slaughter of Cecil the lion has attracted worldwide anger. His killer has borne that odium. While this reaction is justified, we must not forget, in Ireland, that we have our own version of Cecil killers.

Now that a decision has been taken to demolish both the covered and uncovered stands to redevelop Páirc Uí Chaoimh, the opportunity should be grasped to also rotate the pitch through 90 degrees and run it north-south, as is the case in Semple Stadium, thereby eliminating the impact the setting sun has on teams defending the Blackrock goalmouth, and leading to fairer games, especially when penalties are awarded.

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa must be turning in his grave at what has become of his beloved country since ‘independence’.

On July 19, 2015, nine American marines were arrested in Vienna’s airport for carrying assault rifles and handguns on board a commercial airliner without proper clearance.

Being a resident of Dublin, I am writing to offer my views on the proposed changes to the city-centre traffic flow.

Demands for the privatisation of Irish rail services should be seen in the context of the privatisation of British Rail, between 1994 and 1997.

At the sentencing of the Anglo three it would have been beneficial if the trial judge had called in a homeless family to give a victim impact statement, just to remind us all that Anglo’s crimes are not victimless.