PROFESSOR RICHARD DAWKINS at the World Atheist Convention described the Catholic church as “an evil institution by far the worst where the churches are concerned”.

ONE has to hand it to RTÉ for giving the nation a much needed humorous lift in the guise of the recent lunchtime news interview with Richard Dawkins and sponsored by our friends at Atheist Ireland — God bless them.

THERE appears to be a distinct if not pungent smell of homophobia coming from the anti-Norris camp complete with smearing articles and as yet non-existent tape or tapes that are alleged to discredit the presidential candidate and damage him personally.

YOUR article (June 1) linking mobile phones and cancer is laudable but may serve to confuse rather than enlighten, which probably reflects the reality of the situation as of today.

FR Tom Kelleher (Letters, June 4) asked the right question: Have the so-called “productive” disciplines of technological and economic studies taken over exclusively in all third-level institutes and universities?

HAVING in the past week travelled to Ireland for a brother-in-law’s funeral, the thought of ever again flying with Aer Lingus turns my stomach.

I AM very concerned that Maree Gallagher’s analysis of the E coli crisis (June 4) calling for the establishment of the “facts” ignores her own advice and refers to “people presenting with a virus”.

THE present trial of the former general Ratko Mladic has already shown how the authorities must have known where this man was kept while on “the run” in Serbia.