I was delighted to read that the Islamic centre has officially been opened in Cork, and in time I hope to visit it.

This Government had frequently encouraged citizens (particularly young people) to establish private pension savings.

The Government is ageist.

The saddest aspect of the budget is Labour’s capitulation to Fine Gael’s far-right fiscal ideology — the poor must be punished.

If and when our leaders regain their appetite for political reform, the entire Oireachtas must be reviewed as one system.

While pleased that the issue of pornography and social networking was highlighted in The Irish Examiner (Oct 15 and 16), I was saddened by the reference to a young 17-year-old woman, still legally a child, as “Slane girl”.

Brian Dobson’s interview with Bill Clinton last week, on the Six One news, was awe-inspiring.

What a fabulous letter by Matt Aherne (Oct 12) regarding the views of the so-called ‘experts’ on our hurlers.

Times are not so tough after all.

Whether Charles Haughey, or friends tipped off by him, made a killing from his foreknowledge, as Minister for Finance, of Sterling’s 1967 devaluation, no one can tell, or if they can, they can only do so off the record.