I REFER to Maurice Fitzgerald’s letter in today’s (August 4) Irish Examiner.

THE debate over the effectiveness of the use of some prescribed medication in the treatment of those who experience emotional difficulties in their lives continues.

IT seems that a cabal of rogue geniuses has cobbled together the master plan of ultimate international financial terrorism to wage modern global warfare.

I AM disgusted with Philip Egan’s attempt in last Thursday’s Examiner (August 4) to make little, or say it was the “times we lived in” regarding what happened at Carrignavar.

CHILDREN “at risk” will never be properly protected so long as the responsibility remains with the Health Service Executive.

NOT all those who support the Fine Gael Party, nor all members of that party, approve of the tone of the Taoiseach’s recent address to the Dáil.

YOUR report on the warning about the danger to Ailwee Caves and the Pol an Ionáin stalactite (Tourist sites under threat from extraction of resources, August 5) on fracking is timely, not only because of the recently granted exploration licences to three companies over 1,481 sq kms and the call for a public debate, but also because of the recently released Commission for Energy Regulator’s Consultation Paper On The High Level Design Of The Petroleum Safety Framework.

WHAT kind of person would be suitable for the office of President? Someone who has an inalienable regard for the Constitution; with a love for the Irish people and their culture; who can represent the Irish people with diplomacy and dignity; with compassion, humility and the ability to listen.

NUURTO Ibrahim Mannur comes from a remote village called Barbaare (75km west of Baidoa town) in south-central Somalia.

RE Jim Cosgrove’s letter (August 3) querying the ”driving force” behind my comparative review of the failures of Church and state (Letters, August 1), permit me to respond that my driving force is no more than to bring some balance and objectivity to the public debate and to question the motives of those currently laying claim to the high moral ground in this state.