It is not long ago since a late-morning DJ, on RTÉ Radio 1, tormented us by playing ‘Cows With Guns’. No, Ronan Collins, I have neither forgotten nor forgiven.

There was an advertisement in the Irish Examiner, and in the other national papers, last Friday (March 20), about a review of local property tax by the Department of Finance. Submissions are wanted, “preferably by email”, and an email address was given, but no postal address.

I write in response to Margaret Hickey’s letter (Irish Examiner, March 30), in which she references Asher’s Bakery, Dolce and Gabbana, and Brendan Eich to argue that we are losing our freedom of debate.

Dr Chris Luke’s contribution to your article ‘Should Cannabis be legalised?’ (Irish Examiner, March 1) raises serious concerns for me.

In light of the current dispute at Dunnes Stores it seems astonishing how relatively little workers rights have progressed during the last century. 

The recent retirement of Kilkenny’s Henry Shefflin from inter-county hurling has renewed interest in the best-ever hurler controversy.

The Children and Family Relationships Bill has already been passed by the Oireachtas and has dealt with issues of surrogacy and adoption. 

While Dr Kevin McCarthy’s previous predictions on the outcome of the recent Israeli election were way off the mark, he’s on safer ground when he quotes (Irish Examiner, Letters, March 31) from the excellent survey of attitudes in Gaza, which was carried out by the reliable Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research. 

Correspondent Tom Carew (Irish Examiner, Letters, March 31) rightly said that freedom of expression (or of dissent) is fundamental to an open society.

My dealings with the legal profession have been most satisfactory, so I have no axe to grind. That said, is it not time that we, the citizens, through our elected representatives, insisted on intervening — not interfering, but intervening — in the cosy game that is played out in our courts?