My son, who happens to be blind, was attending a concert in Dun Laoghaire last Sunday.

The waffle about Ireland’s so-called alcohol problem makes me realise the origin of one vicious circle in our lives.

It was with dismay that I read in the media of another possible attempt to close Valentia Coastguard station in Co Kerry — there was an attempt to close it in 2009, and Malin Head station, and to centralise the coastguard services in Co Dublin.

The people of Cavan came out to defend the Quinns.

Maeve Binchy was not just a great writer, but also a “people person” who inspired, encouraged, and brought a smile to everybody.

Judge Mary Devins’ conditional apology for her bizarre remarks in court does not sit well with me.

National Geographic had a TV premiere on Sunday 15 Jul on the diving expedition last year to the transatlantic passenger liner, the Lusitania, sunk by one torpedo from a German submarine 11 miles off Cork’s Old Head of Kinsale in 1915.

The huge oil field off Kinsale will be worthless to the Irish economy unless our over-generous fiscal regime is altered.

Sean Quinn remains a hero in the border counties.

The Government’s proposal to sell off the harvesting rights of Coillte’s most productive forests for up to 80 years shows a lack of commitment to the forestry sector.