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Irish Water spending the same as local authorities

Simon Coveney was quoted on RTÉ.ie saying Irish Water would be spending “€5.5bn between now and 2021 on the water infrastructure”.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Election letter: Labour party has underplayed its role

Fine Gael’s ‘Let the recovery continue’ message should be ‘Vote FG to let the recovery take hold’.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Election letter: There is more to the margin of error than voters are being told

The public are being misled by polls and their interpretation, particularly in respect of political parties which are not contesting every electoral area.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Seeking information on John Francis Maguire

I was contacted recently by a Rita Chesterton from New Jersey in the US asking for my help in tracing her ancestry which, like mine, is linked to John Francis Maguire, the founder of The Irish Examiner or then Cork Examiner.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Election letter: Fianna Fáil will endure as it cares about the person and community

In Ireland political parties in most instances have survived and have enjoyed enduring success due to having core purpose and core values which have always remained fixed while on the other hand their strategies and practices have endlessly adapted to a changing world.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

Secret evidence does not allow the defence team equal access to justice

Regarding the recent controversy about the Special Criminal Court, none of your writers have commented on the outstanding feature of the special criminal court — that a large proportion of convictions are based on secret evidence.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

1916 letter: Another descendent opposes Glasnevin wall

I am the son of Fiona Connolly, who was the youngest daughter of James Connolly.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

It galls me to see gardaí protecting criminals

Why should our limited garda resources be used to protect habitual criminals and drug dealers ? Let these gangsters kill each other off. It is beyond comprehension that criminals with 20/30 previous convictions are granted bail.

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016