US President Barack Obama’s visit to Malaysia was disappointing.

People like Gary Daly, who call on “all registered voters to exercise their right not to vote,” verge on the irresponsible (Letters, April 26).

The rules of hurling state that a penalty shall be taken from the 20-metre line.

The call by trade union leaders for increases in wages for public sector workers privileges the secure at the expense of the insecure.

It is encouraging to see Tom Cooper (Letters, April 28) entering the debate on Ireland joining the Commonwealth. The Reform Group has promoted this debate on its website (reform.org).

I would like to reply to Mr Gerard Fitzpatrick, re “The end of the world as we know it” (Letters, April 24). I think he is disappointed with the public and political reaction to the IPCC report on climate change. He could well be right in thinking the people are in denial, some may not even care.

Recently, I have been doing a school project on the main political parties in Ireland.

Now that Pope Francis has canonised his Predecessors John Paul II and John XXIII it’s confirmed they have passed through the pearly gates.

Fifty-one years ago a bus floated on the Fota Road bringing workers to Verolme Cork Dockyard during a gale, since the road has deteriorated and is an eyesore with crumbling walls.

Is it expecting too much for the people to grasp that, even if all the banking debt disappeared, the hard reality is that it costs more to run Ireland than it generates in taxes.