According to the FG website: “Abolishing the Seanad will bring us in line with progressive European countries like Denmark, Sweden and Finland – all of which survive perfectly well with one house of parliament and far fewer politicians” .

The treatment of our august banking institutions by the Oireachtas Committee does the banks a great disservice.

I refer to your article on adoption, Minister’s adoption remarks ‘worrying’ (Sept 5). I am the parent of a foreign-adopted child. Since Ireland introduced new adoption laws in 2010, foreign adoptions have more or less ceased.

As children growing up we were told by our parents “violence is not the solution to any problem”.

Permit me to express an opinion on the upcoming Senate referendum.

The writer of the letter, ‘Dangerous Cyclists’ (Letters, Sept 5), asks: “I pose the question, ‘should cycling clubs pay road tax’?”

Let me reassure Patrick O’Sullivan (Letters, Sept 5) that the enormous human cost of alcohol abuse is the key driver for Alcohol Action Ireland.

Thanks to both the Clare and Cork teams for serving up a memorable match (some, God love them, think that professional sports can match this exquisite display of whole-hearted amateurism).

When I bought my house my solicitor advised me to employ an engineer to check it out first.

I cringed on Friday before the Ireland v Sweden game to hear our national anthem being mangled (again!) at a major sporting event.