What a shame to be Irish today.

So, our Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party, Eamon Gilmore is now voicing concerns that people may not be able to afford water charges.

It is with shock, anger and deep dismay I write to you after reading an article featured in your paper regarding Dr Eva Orsmond and her claims to ‘reverse’ type 2 Diabetes (Life/Style, April 30).

If we apply the criteria of the prevailing culture to the non-jailing of the two Anglo-Irish executives, then Judge Martin Nolan’s decision was really not a surprise.

Regarding the current debate wether Ireland should rejoin the Commonwealth; it should be noted that there is no contradiction between membership of the Commonwealth and a free republic. Think India!

The sun shone on my journey from Cork to Skibbereen recently. May blossomed in the hedgerows.

Few realise how demanding teaching can be and the range of skills required.

Newspaper reports indicate Mr Ian Bailey is calling on the Minister for Justice and Acting Garda Commissioner to refrain from any further co-operation with the French investigation into the murder of Sophie Tuscon de Plantier. This is his legal right as a citizen of this country.

Your April 29 edition included the article headlined "Lack of graduates entering construction ‘threatening sector’s recovery’."

I would like to make a short but factual statement in reference to your reporting of the flight of an unmanned aircraft over Cork City which occurred on May 24. This statement offers a different point of view and serves to inform the public of the risk they were exposed to.