It is distressing to know that our small, bankrupt country should have so many parasitic occupations created specially by its legislature.

The recently published series of articles in the Irish Examiner on prostitution, trafficking and other related issues will, I hope, help progress and expedite the Human Trafficking Bill soon to be implemented by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.

The Ulster Bank banking fiasco is all the evidence anyone needs of the sorry state that the banking system is in.

It is with grave concern for the rights of children that I read the article by Fergus Finlay (Opinion, Jun 26).

We welcome the Taoiseach and the Government’s decision to establish a Constitutional Convention.

K Nolan (Letters, Jun 23) tells us that he shows his visitors from abroad Bertie Ahern’s TV commercial for a tabloid newspaper, presumably as his contribution to the welfare of Ireland Inc. This must afford him great satisfaction.

K Nolan (Letters, Jun 23) tells us that he shows his visitors from abroad Bertie Ahern’s TV commercial for a tabloid newspaper, presumably as his contribution to the welfare of Ireland Inc. This must afford him great satisfaction.

It’s said ‘the noblest motive is the public good’.

Our beloved country is suffering from a serious fiscal depression and we are trying to talk our way out of it.

Isn’t there an old saying along the lines of “those who refuse to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them”?