In response to Martin Crowley’s letter, let me say there is only one reason why the GAA should lend the IRFU five grounds or so for eight weeks in 2023.

Dan Buckley’s article ‘Lifeblood of the World is Running Dry’ (Sept 5) suggests that a leading motivating factor in Israel’s participation in the 1967 Six Day War against three Arab armies was its desire to conquer water sources in the West Bank and the Golan Heights.

I am becoming increasingly frustrated by my inability to understand the posh accents of Cork lifts and elevators.

The practice of advertising qualified travel fare prices in travel agents must come to an end.

I would like to correct what I believe to be a seriously inaccurate impression given by Colette Browne in her column (Sep 5).

Given the large number of inaccuracies in his short letter on CIE financing (Sep 4) it would appear that Gerry Mullins, CEO of the Coach Tourism and Transport Council, either does not understand how the inter-city coach market works, or was trying to mislead your readers.

Ewen Mullin’s piece on Teagasc’s recent planting of GM potatoes makes the whole thing seem very safe and scientific.

I refer to your report (Sept 4) of a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee to discuss student behaviour at which landlords were criticised for not attending; and also clearly blamed for some of the problems.

Finally!

I am a resident of Youghal (and have been for the past 35 years).