Reflecting on the coming centenary of the 1916 Rising I got to thinking about the Proclamation. During the week we all heard various bits about a “new” Proclamation, what’s wrong with the old one?

My parents raised me to respect everyone equally. My church taught me that Jesus loves everyone equally. Why then does the leader of one of the churches in Ireland believe that me marrying the person I love will damage my faith?

After witnessing the expertise and dedication of our local parish choir here at Star of the Sea Sandymount over the Easter ceremonies,

A double housing problem exists. Homeowners on sky-high variable mortgage rates are desperate for the Government to intervene with banks because they cant afford them.

I am writing regarding the opinion piece written by Margaret Hickey (Irish Examiner, April 3). I would like to address some of the issus raised in her piece. 

Fergus Finlay sees the exercise of conscience as a further means of discrimination against gay people should the referendum be carried and a conscience clause conceded to individuals who may not want to provide services to marrying gay couples.

It seems to me that the yes side in the same-sex marriage debate will continue to concede votes unless they pull back from name calling and bullying their opponents with false allegations.

Your report (Irish Examiner, April 3) headlined Christians “often suffer ridicule or persecution” because of their beliefs on marriage, and attributed to Archbishop Eamon Martin, is only half-true.

MEP Seán Kelly representating the “fishing community” wants our efforts in bass protection recognised by the European Parliament so our commercial fisherman aren’t disadvantaged under new policies.

Thomas Kent remains the only leader of 1916 whose remains haven’t been returned to the family. This is due to an embargo of British archives not to release details where he was buried in Cork prison for 100 years.