David Newmark’s letter (Aug 8) makes interesting points.

Michael A Moriarty makes the point (Letters, Aug 6) that because Jews reside and partake in commerce in certain Middle Eastern countries, the problem their governments have is not with the Jews themselves, but with the State of Israel.

Is it correct to refer to “the Western mass media” as an entity?

County Council management have failed to ensure that demographics are linked into planning permission in respect of private homes.

In response to Mr Kevin McCarthy’s letter (Aug 6) about the Greek government implementing austerity measures: We know there must be cuts and taxes to reduce our deficit; we know that governmental and administrative waste (‘advisers,’ junkets, expenses, golden handshakes, inflated salaries and pensions) should be eliminated.

As if US President Barack Obama’s failures to create jobs and boost the economy weren’t bad enough, his opponent is the male counterpart of Sarah Palin.

I have attended MacGill Summer School for 30 years.

In the Irish Examiner (Friday, Aug 3), Dr Oliver Moore, in his article Digging Deep for Answers, quotes Teagasc’s head of crop research, John Spink, as saying that Teagasc’s GM research programme “has no links with any biotech industry and this study is not about developing GM potatoes for commercialisation”.

How convenient that Irish Rail has to sell surplus carriages for scrap.

I must take issue with Mr Moriarty’s letter (Aug 6), aspects of which do not paint an accurate picture.