I watched enthralled at a great All-Ireland Hurling Final.

The Government were elected claiming many things, including a promise to renegotiate the ‘bailout’ terms.

The recent announcement by the HSE that the personal assistant and home help packages were to be seriously cut back was a disgraceful decision, but also a huge wake up call to all of us.

Denis O’Brien paid Giovanni Trapattoni to come.

I am bewildered by all the negative comments on the current arguments inside the ruling Coalition.

I would like to express my appreciation of the excellent article which Micheál Martin wrote recently on the Béal na mBláth commemoration, which was statesmanlike, dignified and respectful.

It is difficult for anyone in Ireland or the world over to understand the current economic crisis and formulate real solutions to the predicament.

Some 70% of the health budget is spent on pay and pensions, with the remaining 30% going on frontline services and community care.

President Obama, in his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President, made reference to restoring ‘the values that built the largest middle class and the strongest economy the world has ever known’.

The irony of RTÉ’s concern over the state of our country is hypocrisy taken to its limits, due to that organisation being at the forefront of waste and expenditure.