Sceilig Mhícíl and Star Wars: worlds apart and both mighty forces... I read (on Irish Examiner July 24) with concern that a second Star Wars film crew may yet descend on the ‘world heritage site’ of St.Fionán, west of The Iveragh Peninsula in Co. Kerry.

I am researching the family background of Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock, the greatest British air ace of World War 1.

Allow me a short comment on the article by Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, ‘Renua vows law reform to jail ‘reckless’ bankers’ (Irish Examiner, July 25).

The following are quotations from articles published in the recent past: “Deep Kinsale could contain 2.3bn barrels of oil. Fastnet Oil says independent assessment established presence of significant potential”.

Terry Prone (Opinion, Irish Examiner, July 27) shows how smug and condescending liberals can be when lecturing people about the supposed joys of multiculturalism.

If our ludicrous Fine Gael/Fianna Fail 2.5 party governmental system does not change radically, in the near future we shall be following Greece down the drain. 

With reference to Aidan Glover’s response (Irish Examiner, Letters, July 23) to my earlier letter, which highlighted concerns about the non-inclusion of cycling on footpaths in the new Fixed Charge Notice (FCN) system.

Poor Mick Wallace, pictured on the back of the Irish Examiner (July 22). One might listen to what he has to say, until his picture is published.

In an article on Brian Cowen’s evidence to the banking inquiry (Irish Examiner, July 23), Michael Clifford says of Cowen, “He appears to have shown a serious lack of curiosity about what was unfolding around him”. 

Jim Power (Irish Examiner, July 24) describes the Low Pay Commission’s proposal to increase the national minimum wage by 50 cents per hour as “not a good idea”, given that many retail and hospitality businesses outside Dublin are still struggling.