Would they have arrested de Valera for the murder of Michael Collins?

Siobhan Barry is a caring psychiatrist and has said that the long-term use of some psychiatric drugs can reduce life expectancy by up to 20 years (Irish Examiner, April 26), mirroring the position publicly adopted by the UK’s Royal College of Psychiatrists.

The annual general assembly of Aosdána this week, and the conduct of its affairs in private, should prompt a reforming response from the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan.

TGIF, or ‘Thank God it’s Friday’, may run through the mind of Aer Lingus CEO Cristoph Mueller this Friday: he stands to net €1.5m at the company’s AGM, or at least have this rubber-stamped by the shareholders.

I have been reading of the plight of those wonderful people protesting against the installation of water meters.

With reference to Donal Kennedy’s letter (April 26), an important omission was that, following a five year project, the Asgard has been restored and on display since August 2012 in a purpose-built facility in the National Museum at Collins Barracks.

There have been many extortionist measures introduced by the present and previous coalition governments but a tax on domestic water must rank as the most unjust, cowardly and disgraceful of all.

I refer to a request from John Devlin that teachers reduce holidays (Letters, April 28).

Where does our superficial, unrealistic ideal of smooth skin and a perfect body stem from?

The local and European elections will soon take place and even now the election posters are being put up on poles as the candidates with smiling faces are knocking on doors and shaking hands with people hoping they will get their votes.