ALTHOUGH still unconfirmed, it is widely anticipated that Queen Elizabeth II will arrive in Ireland on May 17 to commence her state visit here.

I WOULD like to congratulate Catherine Shanahan on her investigation into the appalling treatment of separated children at the hands of the HSE (March 14).

HAVING read Bill Hobbs’ money articles on the credit union movement that he has written in the past few years, I am very annoyed as he is constantly trying to find fault and knock this outstanding movement.

GOOD news at last. So the Irish civil service has been allowed to keep its days off for the King’s Birthday and Empire Day.

WHEN elected, Fine Gael already faced a very hard fight in terms of economy and integrity.

I RECENTLY came across this quote from Sir Ernest Cassell (1852-1921) “As a young man I started to be successful and was known as a gambler. I increased the size of my operations and became known as a speculator.

AN invitation has been extended to US President Barack Obama to visit troubled estates in Limerick during the course of his May trip to Ireland.

THE decision by the Arbitration Board to maintain the status quo with regard to privilege days in the civil service has been described as incredulous by some quarters and disappointing by others.