Could I offer my support to David Beacon, whose letter you published on Thursday, Jan 26, and to his son who is being forced to emigrate.

We are constantly told the country has to tighten its belt, cut jobs and services, essential or not.

Tom Cooper’s assumptions (Jan 26) about the raison d’être for our campaign are off the mark.

Godwin Golighty gave us an interesting take on our poor Government and poorer opposition (letters Jan 27), when he told us Fianna Fáil were feeble, Sinn Féin were counter-productive and the Independents were parochial.

Why do idiots open the windows on the bus when it’s cold or when it’s raining, and/or there’s half a storm, but close them when it’s warm?

What is our GAA coming to?

Some months ago, our Taoiseach, during his Address to the Nation speech, announced that the Irish people were not responsible for the monetary state of the country, yet, when he is the perceived centre of attention at the Davos Forum, he ridicules us, the Irish people, to the world.

THERE was no exit clause built into the euro, which has partly led to the situation the EU finds itself in today.

LAST Wednesday (Jan 25), our health service decision-makers announced a new target.

THE opposition in a democracy is as important as the government.