I FEEL compelled to reply to Aisling Murphy (Letters, Nov 9). She asked how many Reserve Defence Forces (RDF) personnel turned in during the bad weather last winter.

I AM afraid Joanna Tuffy TD and Amy Catherine Brennan (Letters, Nov 11) are both missing the point when they think that boycotting the “female-only” TD and senators’ meeting that took place on November 9 is an appropriate thing to do.

THE education system in this country is nothing but a corrupt sham packed with holidays and numerous days off for pupils that are only going through the motions.

RELATIVELY recent events have surely highlighted one thing — the extent to which the Oireachtas has ringfenced itself from the justice and remuneration systems as they apply to the rest of us.

LISTENING to Coleman at Large on Newstalk, I asked myself if was I living on a different planet. The topic was “has religion any relevance in today’s world, especially the Catholic faith?”.

I HAVE a question regarding the upcoming budget in December, if any FG/Labour politician would like to answer it, with an honest response too.

THE decision to “park” the N2/A5 road project proves “partitionism” and “I’m all right Jack” ignorance still thrives in Ireland. In this one move we have stepped back 20 years — which is stunning “progress” at any level of measurement.

THE Conference of Religious of Ireland is surprised and disappointed with the Government’s decision to close the Embassy to the Holy See. We ask the Government to reconsider this decision, for which no reasonable justification has been offered.

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan recently referred to economists as “financial engineers”. This is a slight on engineers who base their craft on sound scientific modelling.

LIKE Vincent Wood (Letters, Nov 10), I too have been given space here to express disgust and concerns about the behaviour of those whose malign ideology landed us in the dreadful place that we are now in.