THE statement by Gary W Adams of Dallas, USA (Irish heroes of WW II deserve to be pardoned, July 2) that soldiers who had deserted the Irish Army had been “court-martialled” for fighting against the Nazis and Japan during WW II, is incorrect.

DRIVING test examiners should adopt a more relaxed approach to dealing with new drivers and women should have a choice of a male or female official.

RECENT debates in Ireland about the value or affordability of aid in Ireland‘s current economic climate have exposed the assumption that Overseas Development Assistance is regarded by some as a luxury.

IT HAS been interesting to follow this week’s discussion on gender quotas in the letters column and to see the charge made that they are undemocratic or discriminatory.

I THINK the idea of adding images to cigarette packs showing the effect of smoking is a good idea.

SENSE has finally prevailed in the rejection of the bizarre proposal to relocate the Abbey Theatre to the GPO.

THE Irish voters will be asked this year to choose a new head of state.

MY wife and I were visiting Ireland last week when I ran across an article in your paper about the 5,983 Irish soldiers who had been “court martialled” for fighting against the Nazis and Japan during World War II.

NEVER before in the history of the Irish state have so many male nobodies been rolled out to run for the presidency.

HAVING spent almost 32 years working (as a civilian) with United Nations Military peacekeeping operations, I am extremely pleased to see the return of Irish military personnel to UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon).