An important point is being missed about special-education cuts.

Matt Cooper (Opinion, Jun 21) doesn’t actually say so, but he does imply that the visit of the Obama ladies to Dublin was a disaster.

The next decade will see considerable change in the Irish agri-food sector as growth and expansion of production are more of a focus than at any time over the past three decades.

On the subject of GAA players being forced to play on a championship match on a Friday, I want to voice the implications of this personally for the players, their families and colleagues, and also professionally for the players and the organisations who employ them.

John Colgan (Letters, Jun 14) asserts that abortion is practised in Ireland by citing the treatment of ectopic pregnancies.

The salaries of the lord mayors in Cork City and Dublin are a matter of ongoing public concern and affect rate payers and those using city services.

Instead of demanding that TDs and senators be permitted to retain the whip and vote ‘according to conscience’, we should demand that they vote according to best available medical knowledge or practice, and according to what is right.

Some years ago we celebrated the Special Olympics in Dublin, a great event showcasing the best of Irish hospitality to those suffering from various disabilities.

Since Enda Kenny has claimed he is not a Catholic Taoiseach, will he in future hold Fine Gael church gate collections outside all the gates of churches of all the other religious denominations throughout this country?

It was a lovely piece of writing by Suzanne Harrington (Features, Jun 19) re nakedness v nudity.