I read it cost €80,000 to buy footballs for prisoners and yet we have no biros for the public in Garda barracks to fill out forms.

I think it’s an awful pity Colette Browne used the expression “anti-choice” (Opinion, Jul 25) to describe opponents of legalised abortion.

In reference to a letter from Daniel Teegan (Jul 25), firstly his “He must be aware that Iran has not gone to war against another nation” remark: It would be interesting to hear his definition of the Iran-Iraq war, with widespread use of chemical weapons and estimates of up to 1.5m dead.

Can somebody explain to me why the Quinns were granted €2,000 each per week?

Fair play to those who protested against the household charge in Donegal, and shame on Phil Hogan.

Where low-cost sites are available in rural areas, local authorities should recognise the security benefits of families living close to elderly relatives when considering planning permission.

The announcement of a significant oil find in the Barryroe field off the Cork coast, along with many other discoveries of oil, gas, and precious metals, emphasises once again the case for these and all natural resources to be under democratic people’s control and developed in a sustainable way.

I read Juno McEnroe’s article on Archbishops Diarmuid’s speech at the McGill summer school (Jul 25) and I am disgusted with the Archbishop’s disingenuous reference to investigating the “quality of care” in mother and baby homes.

I was all for abolishing the Seanad, when it was first suggested.

The naming of property developer Joe O’Reilly, owner of the Moore Street/Moore Lane 1916 National Monument, as one of ‘The Maple 10’ developers linked to the Anglo banking scandal, is a matter of great concern.