I wasn’t going to vote in the forthcoming children’s referendum.

The State has allowed for the legal adoption of children, as an alternative form of childcare, to take place since 1952.

As a student of child law, I have been struck by the silence regarding children’s legal rights in Ireland.

I look with concern at the unfolding situation at Aer Lingus where staff unions are to hold a two-hour stoppage on Nov 19.

The hysteria in various media outlets in relation to the jailing of Sean Quinn serves as a convenient distraction for the political class in this country.

With great respect for Una Butler, I read the articles in the Irish Examiner (November 1) in which she revealed details of the heartbreaking experience of her husband who took the lives of her children and who subsequently ended his own life.

I am voting in favour of the children’s rights referendum.

Your article (Nov 1) refers to e-cigarettes as “harmless”.

A few weeks ago Minister Brian Hayes gave an interview in which he highlighted the importance of a stable and functioning property market.

It has come to my attention that AIB recently transferred €1bn into their pension fund and the Government obviously approved this.