Listening to Sean Fleming answering questions on RTÉ television news last week regarding “red line” issues, it became abundantly clear that Fianna Fáil have not changed one iota.

I’m sure officialdom will tell us, but the thought occurred to me after the stalemate election: If a TD fails to get re-elected and receives a pension and a lump sum for losing his/her seat, what happens if we have another election in a few months and they get re-elected?

Earlier this year, I expressed concern about how the Irish media cover political demonstrations in Dublin, specifically the approximate number of participants in the anti water charges.

We owe a debt of gratitude to Alice Hanratty (Irish Examiner, February 9) for blowing the whistle on the outrageous proposal to add the names of British soldiers to the list of1916 patriots for display in Glasnevin Cemetery.

I wish to draw your attention to the sarcastic attitude displayed by your columnist, Alison O’Connor towards the election of Mr. Michael and Mr. Danny Healy Rae as TD’s for Kerry on RTE on the weekend of the election.

For 60 of my 75 years I was a film buff. A few words could be said with regard to the last of the old Cork cinemas, ie the Capitol which is nearly all knocked at present.