Is Mr Tony O’Brien, chief executive of the HSE, going to put the house in order, now that those involved in the abuse of the vulnerable elderly, in Áras Attracta, are being brought to court law?

The Halawa family have consistently maintained Ibrahim Halawa, currently held in an Egyptian prison, is an “innocent Irishman”.

What on earth are we being asked to do?

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, has stated that there are people in our community who are “allergic to work”.

The high profile liberation of lobsters from a tank in a Dublin restaurant has attracted considerable media attention.

I am trying to contact an old, army nursing friend. Her name is Breda Scannell and she lived at Hettyfield Mews, in Douglas, in Cork.

The Children and Family Relationships Act will remain on the statute books whether or not Irish people vote yes to same-sex marriage on May 22. This piece of legislation allows for adoption by same-sex couples and provides for guardianship. The referendum will seek to add the following clause to our Constitution:“Marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex.”

I have no problem with accepting a certain number of refugees into Ireland but first things first. We already have a large number of people who came into Ireland and were to be processed under a 90-day system.

400,000 people await an initial consultation with a hospital consultant, while the Government panders to the banks and continues with the anti-citizen policies of privatisation. This sums up the calibre and thinking of the people we have elected to serve the common good.

With May 22 approaching, it’s time for this voter to assess the lobbies and decide ‘yes’ or ‘no’.