IN the context of what happened in Wexford, it may be significant that Fr Seán Fortune ended his suicide note thus: “After my death, I know that I will be reunited with my father and mother in heaven.”

THE final article (Irish Examiner, September 7) of your mammoth series on suicide, spread over three pages on three successive days, examined “the link between media coverage and suicide.”

EDUCATION Minister Mary Hanafin’s proposed ‘special needs’ spending is a classic case of throwing good public money after bad where child dyslexics - mainly boys - are concerned.

TEACHER gatherings this week are likely to hear much of the “small classes” cure for ills in classrooms.

JUST how liable are we practising Catholics when our priests engage in criminal acts?

TERRY PRONE, in her column headlined ‘Ahern: politician of destiny who dreams big dreams and realises them’ (Irish Examiner, August 30) tells us that the Taoiseach has “much in common with Bill Clinton”.

RÓNÁN MULLEN does his best (Irish Examiner, June 9) to prove that Ronald Reagan's inability to master details related to policy issues was more than offset by his related vision.