I note Michael Guinan of the ICMSA ,writing in your newspaper, ( Irish Examiner, June 15) argues that the new BGDP suckler scheme of the Dept of Agriculture is very onerous in demanding suckler farmers sign up for six years without any opt out option, if they want to take part.

Well done to Derek McGrath’s Waterford on their recent victory over Cork in the Munster SHC. Credit to the Cork players too, who fought to the end but they are being let down by things outside their control.

I respectfully wish to remind Mr John Comer of some facts he failed to mention in his article in the Examiner of the 15/6/15.

After watching the documentary Collusion, on RTÉ on Monday night, I am horrified that the British State operated a covert collusion policy, although it was glaringly obvious.

With reference to the Clerys closure, my advice to employees and to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses is — get used to it!

After listening to Enda Kenny’s profound words about how the staff at Clery’s department store had been treated, it made me wish that he had been Taoiseach since 2011, with the largest majority in the history of the State.

Raymond Kearney’s comments last Friday (Irish Examiner, June 11), in respect of the development of tourism in Ireland, raise a number of issues.

Judging by the recent interest in the media in Ireland’s heritage, singer Joni Mitchell had it right all those years ago: ‘We don’t know what we’ve got ‘til it’s gone, or almost’.

Irish Water launched a postal blitz throughout April and May this year.

Brace yourself for a barrage of ‘good news’ over the next nine months or so, courtesy of the Government, as they, against the advice of the Fiscal Advisory Council, among others, prepare to secure the outcome of the next general election.