ON October 27 we will be asked to vote on two issues apart from the presidential election.

FOLLOWING the disclosure that Rosemary Scallon is a closet US citizen, is it now appropriate to refer to her as “Dana International”?

IN light of the fact that the ESB has resorted to getting people jailed for planting trees on their own land, do I now need planning permission to cultivate some roses in my flower bed?

CONGRATULATIONS to Dana for supporting the seal of Confession.

WELL, I hope it starts with you Enda and your advisers, a 50% cut in your very generous pay and pension for a tiny bankrupt country. Abolish half of the quangos, jobs for the boys is out now.

WHILE welcoming this week’s convictions in Co Meath for illegal hare coursing, I am somewhat bemused by the comments that have since appeared on websites and online forums from officials of legal coursing clubs, denouncing those who were caught.

SEEING that Martin McGuinness is now making himself out to be a man of 100% peace, conciliation and dialogue, why didn’t he join the SDLP or Alliance Party in the early 70s and not Sinn Féin/IRA?

WITH interest I read of Sean Gallagher’s proposal to the Presidential candidates to use a common leaflet and save us, the taxpayers, €10 million.

IT IS shocking that some credit unions need to be recapitalised because of bad debts and possibly irresponsible lending.

IN the rough and tumble of elections, and the current Presidential election is no exception, it is to be expected that the CVs of all candidates will be probed, parsed, analysed and scrutinised, not just to highlight their respective good points, but to expose their collective Achilles heels.