I AM writing to bring to your attention the plight of newly qualified teachers.

THERE was some pondering lately on why so few women enter politics.

IS IT just me or is there something logically amiss in destroying tanks and armoured vehicles on the ground to enforce a no-fly zone?

JAMES McGRATH’S letter (March 10) on Queen Elizabeth’s visit is hugely misplaced.

IRELAND has been given a significant morale boost by the spectacular performances of the Irish racing industry at Cheltenham.

I’VE always been very proud of the fact that I am Irish. The source of this pride has stemmed largely from Ireland’s rich cultural heritage.

FOR the duration of her 14 years as a member of the Oireachtas, former government minister Mary Hanafin vigorously defended her decision to remain on “Oireachtas leave” from her teaching post, saying she would return to teaching in the event of losing her Dáil seat.

I HAVE been living in Kanturk a few years now and I’m glad I moved here.

RECENTLY the Vatican released excerpts from the Pope’s second volume of the New Book “Jesus of Nazareth”, where the Pope made his theological evaluation, Pope Benedict XVI named the “Temple Aristocracy”, and not all Jews of the time, as the “real group of accuser”, who wanted Jesus condemned to death for declaring Himself King of the Jews.

I BELIEVE that presidential hopeful David Norris has expressed a preference for rejoining the British Commonwealth.