AS a senior citizen with an unquenchable love of my country and my city, I welcome the upcoming visit of Queen Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh to the Republic of Ireland, and specifically to the Peoples Republic of Cork, in the full knowledge of the historic connotation between both countries.

IT is inconceivable that during all the negotiations and discussions regarding the date of the British queen’s visit to Ireland, no one took into account the importance of choosing a date that would not send out controversial signals.

WHAT’S up with An Post these days?

SOME people need a reality check.

IT is reported that road hauliers are threatening to “withdraw their services” unless the government bales them out from rising fuel costs.

I WAS consistently disappointed by how little interest trade unions had in workers at the lower end of the scale during my time in employment.

OUR recklessness and tendency to ignore the little things has cost us dearly in every sphere, most recently with the loss of our sovereignty.

THOSE responsible for the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr are not dissidents, nationalists, patriots, unionists, freedom fighters, or any other romantic name we wish to give them.

HOW long will it take to investigate the comments of the five gardaí in Co Mayo.