We would like to congratulate the new Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, for his encouraging statement on lapsed Catholics and his wish to “reach out to those who have turned away from the practice of the faith, many of whom are in our own families and parish communities”.

I have read and reflected on the thoughts of Church of Ireland Bishop Burrows of Ossory supporting the Government’s marriage referendum proposals. I see four moral principles as key to analysing the referendum choice:

Seven years after the country suffered the worst banking crisis in Europe, Central Bank Governor Patrick Honohan comes along to tell us tougher rules are required to crack down on irresponsible bankers. 

Once again Terry Prone has said it equitably but spot on (Irish Examiner, April 13). 

It is great that tourists find Ireland value for money (Irish Examiner, April 14), but the poor availability of wi-fi lets them down. 

Perhaps an acute apprehension prompted former President Mary McAleese to disclose her intended vote in the marriage referendum, notwithstanding the consistent backing for this proposition in opinion polls (‘We must back marriage equality poll’, Irish Examiner, April 14).

Margaret Hickey wrote (Irish Examiner, April 10) that the upcoming referendum on marriage equality “is about rejecting the 21st century cruelty that denies a child a mother or a father, through surrogacy”. Perhaps Ms Hickey is getting the chance to vote in a different referendum to the rest of us?

The destruction of historical and religious artifacts in Nimrud, by the so-called Islamic State, is merely the latest example of these fundamentalists hiding evidence of a past that contradicts their rigid contemporary orthodoxy (Irish Examiner, April 13). 

Peter Mulvany’s letter ( April 14) referenced “Minister Heather Humphreys’ call for a joint permanent memorial to 1916 British Soldiers”

“In the carefully controlled media environment of the HSE, it’s rare for an employee to speak out”