I refer to a letter from John-Paul O’Driscoll, (Irish Examiner, February 28). He said the selection of UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon for the Tipperary International Peace Prize was misplaced.

Bernadette Bonar’s letter (Letters, March 5) is one I shall never forget.

The bashing of Fianna Fáil in your Letters page on Friday March 6 is outrageous in the context of a week where the Fine Gael-led government rejected yet again measures put forward by Fianna Fáil to protect those struggling to avoid homelessness.

The two most common diseases of the teeth and gums are caries (decay) and periodontal disease (gum disease).

We can debate sectarianism and why such narrow-mindedness still afflicts societies, but it is axiomatic that hating another person because of their religion is wrong.

Thank you for publishing your edited version of my letter (Irish Examiner, February 25)

According to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), the National Car Test (NCT) is a preventative road-safety measure that ensures vehicles, particularly older ones, are in working order.

Senator Ivana Bacik, (Irish Examiner, February 28) like many others supporting the same-sex marriage referendum, says the proposed re-definition of marriage is just one of a series of changes over the centuries.

We send our two kids to primary school each day with a lovingly assembled lunch box as there is no canteen.

The news has been dominated by the possible repossession of a mansion on Vico Road but if you want to see true pain, go into a local court. Sitting through 60 repossession cases in Cork Circuit Court was nothing but tragedy.