We, the people of Kerry, more especially “El Nino” rowing club (Portmagee) would like to thank the people of Courtmacsherry, Co Cork, for their great show at the Irish Coastal Rowing Championships.

TSB’s huge losses of €424 million only seek to confirm the dire straits the commercial sector is in across the board.

It seems to me that the Irish Examiner is the paper to read if we want to know what is really going on in this country.

I was horrified to read in the Irish Examiner (Aug 7) that our Taoiseach and Tánaiste topped up their salaries by €10,913 (€21 more than a person receives in social welfare in the week) and €5,000 respectively.

Senator Mark Daly is right to highlight the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of Irish legislation (Aug 29).

I served in An Forsa Cosanta Aitiuil for 14 years from the early 1950s to the mid-60s.

If the rumours are true, the property tax will be assessed on both the house and the site.

I read with interest your report “Tougher Laws Urged on Blood Sports” (Aug 26), quoting remarks made by John Carmody, director of the Animal Rights Action Network, ahead of a planned rally in Dublin last Sunday.

The comments by Pat Rabbitte on RTE radio in relation to Cardinal Brady represent a flagrant abuse of the correct concept of separation of Church & State.

Almost as disappointing as the result was the poor turnout by Cork fans at Croke Park on Sunday.