IN 1997 I sent a letter to your newspaper regarding many commentators who questioned the right of Belfast-born Mary McAleese to run for the Presidency of Ireland.

THE upcoming amalgamation of city and county in Limerick is a wonderful opportunity.

I WRITE to comment on Martin Long’s letter (Sept 21) to your newspaper.

RECENTLY we have seen headlines in the press about the revival of the sugar industry in Ireland.

I WROTE to your newspaper in 2007 pointing out that the boom was over and the bizarre sense of entitlement in the public service would ruin us.

REGARDING the €50 charge for septic tank inspection, how in God’s name will that improve water conditions for people living in the country?

REGARDING the upcoming presidential election, I think it’s time for change and to forget the past.

IT’S funny how Senator David Norris, with a proven record of fighting for the human rights of others, was blocked at every turn from being a Presidential candidate, yet many independent TDs were falling over themselves to sign the nomination papers for the likes of Martin McGuinness.

THE apology issued by the Minister for Defence and by the Chief of Staff for the failures that resulted in the deaths of three Irish soldiers in Lebanon in March 1989 is to be welcomed.

WRITE in response to Suzanne Harrington’s recent article on the church.