I have not once heard the ‘anti-water fluoridation’ people say that stopping water fluoridation (a many times proven way to improve dental health) would disproportionately impact on the lower socio-economic groups.

So the Troika still expects the Irish Government to sell Coillte. This must be resisted. Make no mistake about it, selling off our forestries to private enterprise will deny Irish citizens access to a natural right.

I refer to the piece, by Ryle Dwyer, ‘When decisive leadership and selflessness saved the nation’ (Irish Examiner, March 4). While the topic was interesting, there was one inaccuracy.

While out on my morning “jog” with my four legged jogging partner Monty, (neighbour’s dog), I recently had a problem with my running shoe.

The interference of Russia in Ukraine cannot be condoned.

With reference to the proposed standardised packaging bill, I believe such a bill will further deepen the illicit tobacco crisis.

Alexandra Morton, the David Suzuki Foundation and others have been fighting penned salmon farms along the west coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The situation in the Ukraine today has frightening parallels with the Europe of the late 1930s.

Your stark newspaper headline “Coillte sale ‘crucial’ to troika plan” casts a shadow over recent declarations, such as: “Ireland has regained its economic sovereignty”, “The country has successfully exited the bailout”, and “The troika has left our shores”.

President Obama, the UK and Nato condemns Russia for its invasion of Ukraine saying it’s in violation of its natural sovereignty.