There is surely irony in Sinn Fein’s Senator David Cullinane accusing the Taoiseach of ‘breathtaking arrogance’ for wanting to remain in power for another 10 years, when his own leader, Gerry Adams, has led the Provisional movement, with no dissent, since 1983.

Gerry Moore (letters Saturday Oct 13th), when making an assertion that “perhaps it’s time to restrict the number of children per family for whom benefit is paid, based on the needs of the society”, might set out exactly how this reconciles with his later assertion that resources must be centred on the children and not their parents.

STEVE McGarry (Letters, January 18) should stick to writing about subjects he understands.

IN his letter (November 10), Michael Gleeson laments the possible loss of religious symbols from classrooms.