The election of Emily O’Reilly as European ombudsman (Irish Examiner) is a fitting tribute to her decade of ensuring fairness, equality and justice here.

I was interested to read your article regarding the Bethany Home and Derek Leinster last month.

How dare Enda Kenny call people who do not pay house tax ‘lawbreakers’.

Congratulations to Emily O’Reilly on her appointment as European Ombudsman.

Richard Crowley’s excellent cross-examination of Health Minister James Reilly on RTÉ’s This Week, concerning Fine Gael’s failure to keep their pre-election pro-life promise, prompts a simple analogy.

It is of concern that in times of ‘transparency’ in politics, the American and Irish governments seek to prosecute whistleblowers, who have highlighted the truth of what has been going on behind the scenes, rather than dealing with the issues honestly.

I have read the proposed ‘Protection of Life’ bill.

A professional rugby tour sponsored by a disgraced bank.

We keep hearing: “But what can we (the ordinary people) do when government seems to be helplessness in bringing rogue bankers to book?”

What blatant hypocrisy is displayed by European countries in relation to Edward Snowdon.