MICHAEL FLYNN misunderstands the constitution of this country when he complains about the fact that we have to vote in a referendum to abolish the senate (March 7).

WE note the opening of a Hungarian-operated clinic in Ballylanders, Co Limerick, as reported in the Irish Examiner (March 7).

ONE of the first priorities for the new Government is to reduce excise on fuels. With the prices at the pumps raising almost daily, urgent action is needed.

INSTEAD of abolishing the Seanad, could we not use it the same way the Dáil is used and have it run the local councils around the country. As we know we have a lot of local and urban councils doing nothing and costing too much.

MALACCA MAX is not a James Bond villain. It is the codename for a 370,000-ton container ship, far bigger than the current Suez Max and Panamax giants, and it might help Ireland out of our present mess.

MICHAEL DORGAN (March 7) claims fluoride in our water is a health hazard.

SO the seemingly endless speculation and conditioning on a visit to the Republic of Ireland by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has come to pass.

IF I was British, undoubtedly I would be a royalist.