IN response to Michael Job (Letters, August 26), I would like to strongly disagree with his claims regarding drink-driving.

IT was sad to see that Iain Dorney (Letters, August 29) was disappointed at Martin Ferris, calling on Muammar Gaddafi to step down and prevent further bloodshed in Libya, citing Mr Ferris’s own past.

CONGRATULATIONS to Stephen King (Opinion, August 23) for a very moving and informative account of his visit to Cambodia.

I WANT to commend Cllr Pa O’Driscoll (Letters, August 25), for taking what might be a brave move and pointing out the madness of the call of fellow Fine Gael colleague Cllr Joe O’Callaghan to ban the burka.

THE Government intends to ban the sale of raw milk before the end of 2011.

THE purpose of elections is to give people the opportunity to express an opinion.

SPACE does not permit me to respond adequately to Ivan Yates (Opinion, August 25), but from my perspective, for the dollar, the pound and the euro to “survive”, it will be necessary for all Western nations to return to the gold standard.

WITH reference to Martin Ferris’s call on Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi to resign and avoid further bloodshed, it’s a pity Mr Ferris didn’t take some of the same advice when trying to illegally import arms into Ireland i in the 1980s.

I WOULD like to challenge Councillor Joe O’Callaghan to produce official figures showing that in Britain today “hundred of thousands of people are floating around in burkas.” I live in Holland, which currently has one and a quarter million Muslims (1,219753 by 2011 statistics, to be exact).

THE well-intentioned letter by Brian P O’Cinnedie (Letters, August 23) condemning the wearing of the burka contradicts itself when he calls Ireland ‘a Christian country’ yet tells us that “those who wish to impose their religion must be made to understand that the only law in Ireland is the law of the State”.