Person: John B Reid

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Replace the Spire with a statue of Pearse

The 50th anniversary of the fall of Nelson’s Pillar on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, coming as it does on the centenary of the Easter Rising, provides a timely opportunity to replace the non-descript Spire, which currently occupies the former ground of the once-famous pillar.

We should learn valuable lessons for World Cup from Six Nations loss to Wales

Munster Rugby must think outside the box

Refugees unfeasible

If the State won’t build a hospice, we should

Name bridge after Duff

My taxes shouldn’t pay for morning after pill

As a taxpayer I already have an objection to some of my taxpayer euros going toward allowing medical card holders to receive the so-called ‘morning after pill’ for free on prescription from their GP.

Wed, 08 May, 2013

Mother’s life is priority

John B Reid (Letters, Apr 23) has not learnt the lesson of the Halappanavar tragedy: That there is no way that equal consideration to both the life of the mother and of the child can be given.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2013

Don’t be blackmailed

As much as I feel for Praveen Halappanavar’s loss, Ireland should not be blackmailed into introducing abortion-on-demand just because abortion is a cultural norm in Mr Halappanavar’s home country.

Tue, 23 Apr, 2013

Testament to triumph

Margaret Thatcher was a wonderful woman. She defeated socialism in her own country and saved Britain from the tyranny of the trade unions.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2013

Revenue must pursue Wallace over Vat

It now must fall back to the Revenue Commissioners to finally hold Deputy Wallace accountable for his huge Vat tax evasion, particularly as so many good businesses (who want to be compliant) are currently being crushed by ruthless Revenue officers as a result of the current situation where the taxes on small and medium businesses (the type of businesses who actually employ most of the people in our country) are far too high for a time of economic recession.

Mon, 03 Sep, 2012

Greatest Olympian

I must add my voice to that of Martin Owens (Letters, Aug 10) regarding the achievements of Ireland’s Olympic multi-gold medallist, Michelle Smith de Bruin.

Wed, 15 Aug, 2012

Vision needed to get back on track

PUBLIC spending by the Irish State has to be reduced substantially.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2011

Flawed amendments

BOTH of the proposed amendments to the Constitution, that we will be asked to vote for tomorrow, are highly flawed.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2011

Don’t let children think sex is free of consequence

THE Irish Family Planning Association would like children under the age of 16 to have greater access to contraceptives, arguing that “ambiguous” laws in this area (given that the age of consent in Ireland is 17) are putting young people at risk of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, they claim.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2011

Irish team must ‘try’ harder to fulfil its destiny

THE tremendous victory of the Irish rugby team over Tri-Nations champions Australia, which united the nation (north and south), gives us all hope that this group of players (including the veteran O’Driscoll) can now push on to fulfil their destiny by lifting the William Webb Ellis Cup.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2011

We must not follow Britain into riotous ruin

THE collapse in moral values, and the steady, multi-decade decline of Britain into a broken society, as demonstrated by the horrifying riots across many of their cities, must act as a warning for the Republic of Ireland, which is still a number of years behind Britain in terms of this process (but catching up fast).

Fri, 26 Aug, 2011

Save us from Gaybo

IT truly is the silly season when the media fills space by trying to portray Gay Byrne as a suitable and viable candidate to be our country’s first citizen and head of state.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2011

Our chance to help New Zealand team

THE recent, tragic earthquake which struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch resulted in the city’s legendary rugby team, the Canterbury Crusaders, losing the use of their home ground, the AMI Stadium, as a result of structural damage inflicted on it by the earthquake.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011

Teaching should be a vocation, not a career

THE decline in standards in Irish education, highlighted recently, should not come as a surprise, despite the fact that Irish education has never had as much money pumped into it by the state as it does now.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2010

Cut state spending and support small enterprise

WHILE it may have been a surprise for Opposition politicians to learn from Department of Finance officials recently that growth was not going to be anywhere near previous projections – and therefore the state of our public finances will continue to be far worse than previously claimed – it was no surprise to Ireland’s small and mediu m business-owners.

Mon, 22 Nov, 2010