Your editorial comment titled “Aran salmon proposal — Report is challenged” (Aug 16) correctly urges Marine Minister Simon Coveney to review all evidence before making a final decision on the BIM application. We suggest that game, set and match must be awarded to the wild Atlantic salmon for a clean marine in Galway Bay.

Once again, State examination papers have been given to college hopefuls that are riddled with errors. This is an on-going problem and proves beyond any doubt that the State is not fit to conduct exams.

I would like to add my concerns regarding the brown ‘food’ bins issued to us.

In what can best be described as an act of political cowardice, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has performed an astonishing volte-face by withdrawing support for a peace-and-reconciliation centre at the former Maze prison, outside Belfast.

Dick Langford’s response, as chairman of the State Examinations Commission (SEC), on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland this week, was commendable in its protection of the SEC’s position regarding mistakes on this year’s examination papers.

I refer to an article on film and digital media published in the Irish Examiner (Aug 19) Choices for College, ‘Allure of film and digital media’). It contained a notable omission — the newest programme from University College Cork, the BA in Film and Screen Media.

Mr Michael Ridgway, a spokesperson for the UK Packaging Industry, alleges that the decision to introduce “plain” or standardised, cigarette packs is not evidence-based. This is not the case.

I refer to the article by Paul Mills (Business, Aug 15). He is not short of opinions. However in this case his opinions are based on a substantial number of errors of fact and appreciation.

In the same way that RTE has warnings in advance about ‘product placement in this programme’, I believe that ‘This following programme contains agenda pushing’ should also precede the RTE News, The Late Late Show, The Saturday Night Show and Miriam.

I first learned about the glories of killing aged about 5.