I know things may be a bit tight at the moment but surely An Post could have pushed out the boat a bit in producing stamps to celebrate the Easter Rising?

I read in the local newspapers that the Lyre Volunteer Company (between Clonakilty and Ballineen) is to be commemorated with a monument costing €8,000 though it took no active part in the 1916 Rising.

Ireland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. However, we are becoming more selfish and that selfishness manifests itself as we get wealthier.

It is gratifying that our foreign minister Charlie Flanagan has condemned North Korea for launching a satellite-carrying rocket into space.

The threat posed to the protection of the unborn in the coming election is of far greater consequence than the eventual effects of any political overtures being made to us.

While media headlines focus on plans to build new Israeli settlements, these are a part of Area C, which was established under the Oslo Accords for exclusive Palestinian development. Area C makes up 62% of the West Bank. However, it is under full Israeli control.

The government has introduced new regulations setting out minimum apartment sizes with the objective of reducing costs for developers.