The way Irish is taught from primary to secondary school is begging for reform.

The recent clamour among apparent followers of sport in Ireland for a unified football team is fanciful, notional and potentially downright dangerous.

Can I deduce from the school “league tables” that if the pupils from schools where a minority proceed to third-level education were transferred to fee-paying schools or Gaelscoileanna, that virtually all of these pupils would then all go on to third-level and capture many of the places on high points entry courses?

Irish people are naturally very interested in the move towards an independent Scotland.

We were told we are coming out of the recession.

In response to Councillor John Loughan’s letter, (Nov 22) regarding local councils and reforms — if he wants a town council in every village and town then he should consider doing it voluntarily and save the taxpayer money.

Although the name for the new Liffey bridge has been decided, Dublin County Council might consider a change to Tom Gilmartin Bridge, a patriot who fearlessly, and at great personal cost, exposed the malignant corruption in the heart of our capital city and nation.

It is sad to see the GAA going to sell their soul to Sky Sports so they can milk Irish exiles.

Parents are always concerned about their children’s educational progress.

It is a bit rich for government ministers to castigate the HSE about payments exceeding guidelines when one recalls their own special advisers breaching similar limits.