In light of the recent resurgence of anti-Semitic sentiment, it is particularly sad to see Daniel Teegan’s disputing of the right/claim of Jews to be in Israel ‘as a myth’.

Seán O’Riordan (Irish Examiner, February 11) gave us an introduction to the world of military aerospace finance as applied to the schoolyard. 

While Michael Clifford may praise Clare Daly’s efforts to introduce a bill allowing for abortion in the case of fatal foetal abnormalities, the reality is that Ms Daly believes in unconditional abortion. 

The recent arrest of two men who were planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack in Sydney (Irish Examiner, February 11), shows the importance of a constant vigilance by a state’s intelligence apparatus.

Our country is going down the drain as our glorious leaders are not subject to a driving test. 

Criticism of the Greece government’s hard line on debt is based on the idea that Greece expects other euro-zone countries to underwrite their decades of unrestrained profligacy. This is simplistic.

Communications Minister Alex White is to ask the Cabinet to consider a proposal to fund RTÉ by television license fee revenue, or commercial income, but not both.

We still don’t know what the government really intend to do to honour the 1916 centenary but Sinn Féin has announced it will be putting on a musical version of the 1916 Rising.

Glad to see the Vatican is doing something about the homeless. Here in Canada, six homeless people have frozen to death so far this year, while churches are locked up and kept toasty warm.

At the G20 meeting in 2010, the US, Britain and several other countries decided that quantitative easing was the solution to the world financial crisis. Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, disagreed with everyone else.