As the ITGWU/SIPTU Head of Research from 1971 to 2010, future Labour TDs among my work colleagues included, successively, Michael Bell, Eamon Gilmore and Colm Keaveney.

The family of Jean McConville, the Belfast mother of 10 who was abducted and murdered in 1972, and whose body was discovered on a beach in County Louth in 2003, have suffered extensively over the years. It has been suggested that Ms McConville was killed for passing information to the British army.

As a frequent video game user I am concerned about people’s carelessness or lack of knowledge when it comes to video games and the age restrictions on them.

I drove to Cork early last Sunday morning to do my Christmas shopping for my children, grandchildren, and relations.

Colette Browne (Opinion, Dec 12) is correct.

The hysteria over the €325 cut to the respite care grant shows the scale of the problem the Government has in managing the completely unrealistic expectations of the public.

Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy these last few years.

Publication of the report by Sir Desmond de Silva QC on the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane drew a robust critique of some elements of British security forces from prime minister David Cameron in the House of Commons when he concurred with the report’s findings that “employees of the British state actively furthered and facilitated” the murder and subsequently engaged in a relentless effort to defeat the ends of justice.

I’m writing to with deep concerns for Seamus Sherlock, who remains under threat of eviction from his home despite prolonged attempts by his solicitor to deal with the Bank of Scotland fairly.

Would it be possible to clear up once and for all what the position is between what happens in the UK and what is proposed here regarding exemptions, etc, under the Property Tax?