IN relation to senators fighting to keep the retirement home/preschool known as the Seanad — it’s a disgrace.

I AM writing to express my opinions on modern day music and its accompanying videos.

IN response to Niall Murray (March 28), it makes sense that the more you read, the better reader you become; through repeated practice, you become more fluent, learn more words, and continue to gain the skills and knowledge that hook you into a lifelong love of reading.

BY abolishing the Seanad, “more power and decision-making will be foisted into fewer hands” according to Matthias Cowley (March 28).

I AM a tenant of the Government and I lease a property in Killybegs, Donegal, from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Being a tenant of the State I get special treatment — eg no right to renew when lease expires, a rent-up only clause, I can be removed from property with six months’ notice and no compensation, and the property has very restricted uses. I have just had a 7.5% increase in rent, although rents in Killybegs have fallen by more than 40%.

I AM writing to you to express my opinion on the way I feel Irish should be taught in schools.

RECENTLY it was reported that Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, admitted that jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

WHATEVER our reservations about JFK, his visit to Ireland was heralded and followed by goodwill. His speeches and gestures were appreciated, not least his laying of a wreath on the graves of the 1916 leaders at Arbour Hill.