We have a long and proud history in this country.

I wish you would give space to hear the concerns of the Irish diaspora in Britain.

Today is ‘World Food Day,’ with events taking place across the globe to focus attention on the role played by the family farm in ending hunger and poverty.

I have just heard on the radio an independent TD declare democracy in this country to be just ‘a charade’ which went unchallenged by the presenter. This is a democratic republic in which all have the right to vote.

My grandparents and parents lived in this country all of their lives, and their homes were supplied with fresh water, as I have been for the last 40 years.

Water is the new oil. Mega-banks such as Goldman Sachs, CitiGroup and JP Morgan are buying up water resources, engineering infrastructure and water rights worldwide.

Rural Ireland is being decimated by emigration.

Two recent reports on water fluoridation have not been reported by the media.

Does the Budget mean Enda Kenny will re-apply for his primary school teaching job? 

When the economy is doing better than expected and growth is racing past our EU neighbours, why would you disturb this happy state? Stick to the plan and pay off some of our enormous €200 billion national debt.