I would like to congratulate the Cork team on a very clean, hard-fought, victory over Limerick at Pairc Uí Caoimh.

The ultimate in the ‘we are all to blame’ mantra was the abridged version of a speech given by Gerard Howlin to the MacGill Summer School, Monday, July 21 and published in your paper on July 23.

Nowadays the only paper I read is the Irish Examiner on Mondays for its comprehensive and unrivalled coverage of Gaelic games.

Remember the hullabaloo within the international community (ie, Britain and the USA), when Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was threatening to march on Benghazi?

I applaud the symbolic attempt by TDs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace to inspect two Hercules C130 transport aircraft at Shannon airport.

I was delighted to learn recently that one of the country’s finest, Mr Michael Wallace TD, had made a safe return from the soccer world cup in Brazil.

For many years I have been seeking, without success, an authorisation statement from the Government on the quantities of food on sale which has been treated by the process of irradiation, together with details of its potential harmful effects.

While America and Britain are calling for economic sanctions against Russia for its support of separatists in the Ukraine, there are, predictably, no such calls for any actions against Israel, as it, once again, invades Gaza and defies international law by continuing its colonisation of the West Bank.

Amid increased civilian causalities in Gaza, the best the UN and US can do is "express concern".

With the redevelopment of Pairc Uí Chaoímh now imminent I think the time is opportune to relocate the Christy Ring sculpture, which is presently located in the outback of Cork Airport, to a more prominent position at the redeveloped stadium.