Regarding John Fogarty’s piece about Kevin Heffernan (Aug 29) was there ever a better Dubliner?

Why does the United States think bombing is the only solution to the problems in the world?

This year is the year of The Gathering. It has been a spectacular success so far.

The Troika says that due to a monthly deficit of €1bn between government income and expenditure, it is not possible to ease austerity in the forthcoming Budget.

Lest Mr Mulvany (Letters, Aug 27) is confusing me with another — I would like to clarify, while there is a Col (retired) Michael (Mick) Moriarty, who has indeed given many years of exemplary service both to Irish Defence Forces and United Nations Military Operations (we served together in Jerusalem 1974), I on the other hand served as a civilian staff member employed directly by United Nations.

It is instructive that your correspondents Fr Butler (Letters, Aug 23) and Pat Kelly (Letters, Aug 28) had to delve deeply into the dim distant realms of mythology and ancient history to find some dubious justification for the term ‘Rebel Cork’.

It is difficult not to have become engulfed by negativity about our country’s finances and our social well-being in the last few years.

“As a democracy approaching its centenary, we should not be seduced by the piffling savings projected by bureaucratic bean-counters.” So writes Cllr Joe Conway (Letters, Aug 27) as an argument to retain the Seanad.

After enjoying a wonderful IFDS Worlds 2013 regatta in Kinsale, we would like to thank the people who contributed a great deal to make Kiwi Gold Sailing very welcome.

I was travelling home from university by train, when two passengers treated me to a spectacle I wish I could forget.