It is exactly the mindset that allows the opinion ‘Irish benefits no-one’ that holds us back in relation to languages (Jul 23).

Vegan Ireland, the Vegan Society of Ireland, are tempted to ask what planet is Mattie McGrath living on.

I refer to Kyran Fitzgerald’s article on banking scandals (Jul 28), wherein he glibly refers to Iran as a “rogue nation”.

I read the John Fogarty article in the Sport Tuesday section of the Irish Examiner.

RTÉ 2 television has announced an all-day schedule of coverage of the Olympic Games.

In relation to the letter from Jim O’Sullivan, Sligo (Jul 24), I wish to point out that the Respond Housing Association is a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation.

Micheál Martin’s robust and unequivocal defence of the unborn child is very commendable.

With some trepidation I logged on to Met Éireann’s website in order to see if the fine weather we enjoyed at the weekend had been just a fleeting taste of summer or the start of something more settled after our rain-soaked months of gloom.

In response to your Page One article last Monday, Micheál Martin appears to be applying the same logic to the issue of abortion as the Government does to personal insolvency, the dreaded moral hazard.

The media reports a number of TDs are gearing up to oppose any attempts to legislate for abortion in Ireland.