My daughter has just informed me that if she has to repeat the final year of her Electronic Engineering degree, her eventual degree will be downgraded, no matter how brilliantly she passes.

On Mar 7, the Central Bank published the latest statistics on residential mortgage arrears.

It is undoubtedly true that Hugo Chávez changed for the better the lives of millions of the most deprived people in Venezuela — his mass support being testament to that.

According to Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore, the success of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland opened the door for a visit of William and Kate Windsor to Cork next year.

“Food is your medicine, hence let medicine be your food” — Hippocrates 400BC.

I refer to Master Goode’s letter (Mar 5).

Regarding the Magdalene Laundries tragic saga from 1922 to 1996, perhaps it might be apt to also have a peek into the ‘other side’ of this terrible litany of human suffering.

It was with disgust I read the Irish Examiner (Mar 4) about Ronan O’Gara getting the boot by Declan Kidney.

I was appalled to see your front page headline “O’Gara gets the boot” on the Mar 4 edition of the Irish Examiner.

Your rich and powerful neighbour drops you a line to let you know that, without your permission, without even asking your permission, he has arranged with your bank for you to pay his massive mortgage on his stately home, the terms and rate set by him.