The commemorative wall, engraved with the names of over 1,100 Waterford men who died serving with the British Forces in the First World War, should be copied in other Irish cities and towns.

I would suggest that before commenting on the tragedy in Galway it would be prudent to await the verdict of a coroner.

When I was a teenager, the recruiting advertisements for Oglaigh na hEireann (Parkgate Street) invoked heroes from the days of Fionn MacCumhal, Brian Boru, through to the IRA of 1916-1921.