Re Barry Walsh’s recent letter about the Irish language: many voluntary groups are working tirelessly to keep the cúpla focal bouyant, in a slowly ‘sinking’ ship, but are aware of how little funding is available ó Rialtas na hÉireann when they try to get a worthwhile project off the ground.

Next week’s budget is quite rightly the focus of families throughout the country and my party will, in the next few days, set out its alternative for a fairer approach to recovery.

There are no effective intermediaries between the constituency clinic and the cabinet table, says Gerard Howlin