Sebastian Barry, the current Laureate for Irish Fiction, has spearheaded an initiative where he hosts a series of conversations with fellow Irish writers in which they attempt to answer one simple question: ‘What is writing?’

YOUR Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill, makes a number of questionable claims in her criticisms of Declan Ganley and Libertas (December 15).

ALAN DUKES recently proposed a reading list for Gay Byrne to help ‘educate’ him about the EU.

IT defies comprehension how anyone can still maintain the EU is a democratic institution and seriously propose that we ratify the Lisbon treaty.