Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled a suicidal pregnant teenager had the right to an abortion. So why are we still in a legal quagmire without relevant legislation, asks Linda Kelly

IT was refreshing to read Linda Kelly’s article on Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey (Features, Nov 25)) recently.

It’s time a new generation of Irish women discovered more about this inspiringrole model, politician and activist, writes Linda Kelly

It’s not sex that sells, it’s really women and girls that we are selling — our bodies and our image, believes Linda Kelly

I AGREE with Joanna Tuffy TD when she said she believed in ” the principle that anyone can contest an election irrespective of their gender and that voters can make up their own minds who to vote for irrespective of gender.”

I NEVER thought I’d see the day when I was writing to the Irish Examiner to congratulate a Fine Gael Minister on anything, yet here I am.

IT was with utter disbelief I read Fr Eamonn McCarthy’s letter to your paper.

ALMOST 1,700 students are still waiting for payment of their grants for more than six months, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has claimed.

I CANNOT let Linda Kelly’s knee-jerk response (‘When condoms are not on a plate’, Letters, September 12) to Sister Annunciate Forde go without comment.

I cannot let the letter from Sister Annunciate Forde (September 9) go without comment.

I COMMEND the great work of Niall Crowley whose leadership in the Equality Authority and contribution to equality and human rights in Ireland has been outstanding.

ONLY one of this year’s 98 speech and language therapy graduates has been offered a permanent position with the Health Service Executive despite nationwide waiting lists that range from nine months to four years.

IT began with a few notes on the back of a paper napkin, but yesterday in a Brussels suburb, leading figures from the world of sport gathered for the official dedication of the Sean Kelly Cycling Academy.