Matt Cooper’s interesting interview on Today FM’s Last Word with Jonathan Shackleton ( second cousin to Ernest Shackleton) made me think that it is about time Ireland reclaimed Ernest Shackleton.

A civilised society must have a set of rules to avoid anarchy but, the law as applied is not justice or fair play, the law is not righteous.

Matt Cooper recently (Opinion, Mar 1) wrote about the TV licence and what he called public service broadcasting.

I would like to point out to the economic gurus like Jim Power who support the household charge that Cork County Council has a range of charges for the various services they provide; for example, there is a charge for joining a library or calling out the fire brigade.