HOW incredibly impressive to read Enda Kenny’s damning declarative statement on the Catholic Church’s Cloyne conspiracy.

A SINCERE expression of gratitude to the Irish legal system which has imprisoned a 70-year-old lady who refused to allow an electricity company to chop down trees on her land.

I WELCOME the recently published report Entry to Higher Education in the 21st Century by Áine Hyland. Many thoughtful suggestions for reform are included.

SELF-PRAISE is no praise. Diageo has felt the need to reclaim the month of September from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders by firstly constructing Arthur’s Day, and more recently by trumpeting measures showcasing the company’s support for community and other projects on the eve of FASD Awareness Day.

ON behalf of the Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing I would like to thank the makers of the Behind the Walls documentaries for bringing important issues regarding mental health services in this country to public awareness.

I FIND it hard to believe, given all the trouble that Fianna Fáil have landed this country in, that they would deny the people democracy.

AS a survivor of institutional abuse I would like to clarify something regarding recent press commentary concerning the relationship between the Irish State and The Vatican.

DUE to all the negative reports of Youghal that have appeared in and on the local media recently I feel compelled to share the positive side with your readers.

IF it is necessary to make adjustments to our constitution to enable a radical overhaul of the size of our Government and the number of TDs, senators and quangos, surely we should be making preparations by including the necessary provisions in a referendum.

MARTIN McGUINNESS tells us that if he were elected President he would accept remuneration no greater than €35,000 per annum and advises that his legacy as an IRA commander should be conveniently disregarded and even excised from our imagination.