According to Fiachra O Cionnaith’s report (Irish Examiner, April 14), former president Mary McAleese insists we must support the ‘Yes’ side in the May 22 referendum, if we want to finally live up to the ‘constitutional promise to cherish all children equally.’

I was a Dunnes Stores customer for many years.

The nature page every Monday in the Irish Examiner is second to none. It was great to read Damien Enright’s piece on milk quotas last Monday, given the week that was in it.

The nature page every Monday in the Irish Examiner is second to none. It was great to read Damien Enright’s piece on milk quotas last Monday, given the week that was in it.

As a former town councillor — I find it hard to stomach what this government has done in setting up Irish Water. The millions that have been spent to date on the establishment of IW could, and should have, been better spent.

When Britain’s Queen Elizabeth addressed Ireland in Dublin Castle, in May, 2011, she said that the events of our mutual history had touched us all and, with the benefit of hindsight, we could all see things that should have been done differently; that in 2011 the peoples and the governments of Britain and Ireland enjoyed bonds that were based on understanding and reconciliation.

DJ Histon, of the Irish Coursing Club, paints a rosy picture of a ‘sport’ that is banned in Britain, Northern Ireland, and many other jurisdictions. 

Minister Heather Humphreys’, (Irish Examiner April 9) call for a joint permanent memorial to 1916 British Soldiers is a shared history concept gone too far which denigrates those Irish Volunteers who are to be commemorated.

Advocating same-sex marriage on the basis of equality begs the question as to how true an understanding exists. 

As members of Midleton Pro Life, we wish to make the following observations on the pro-abortion programme shown by RTÉ in recent weeks (Abortion, Ireland’s Guilty Secret).