Michael Noonan said in the Dáil recently that he was inviting the hospitality industry to forward proposals for alternatives to his hiking of Vat on fun by 50%, to 13.5%.

The need for an inquiry into the banking crisis, as supported by Fergus Finlay (Opinion, Oct 1), is not clear.

I read with enjoyment Kya de Longchamps’ ‘Vintage View’ (Property, Sept 14) article about the female nude in art.

Your reviewer, Marc O’Sullivan disqualified himself from critiquing The Wall by stating his dislike of it at the beginning of the article.

Last weekend, the Constitutional Convention received submissions on extending the right to vote to the Irish abroad.

I recently mislaid my driving licence, four days before I was to depart for a road trip holiday in the US.

I would like you to consider the Appeals Court referendum and what it might mean for Irish homeowners in arrears.

With so many directives/imperatives coming from the EU, troika and self-appointed bureaucrats it’s hard to know what laws and initiatives are coming solely from our own government.

As the father of a boy preparing to do his Leaving Certificate this year, I wish to express my disgust at the decision of ASTI members to reject the Haddington Road agreement, which is being supported by the other teaching unions in addition to other unions within the public service.

In the late 1980s I became involved in the setting up of a new credit union in an inner city area where I lived.