THE former Fine Gael TD for Donegal North East, Paddy Harte OBE (Letters, February 8) appears to labour under the impression that Irishmen who fought for the British empire during the Great War have been ignored by the Irish state.

IRISH people who find it difficult properly to recognise and honour Irish soldiers who died in khaki uniforms in the First World War should know that Tommy Mullins, a founder member of Fianna Fáil who organised the first cumann meeting a month before the party was formed into a national movement in April 1926, and served as party general secretary until he retired in 1970, solemnly believed all those who fought and died in the Great War should be remembered and properly honoured.

SENATOR George S McGovern is probably best remembered as the Democrat Party’s nominee defeated by Richard Nixon in the US presidential election of 1972, but the tactics used, especially in the Watergate building, led to Nixon’s resignation less than two years later.

YESTERDAY’S double murder in Finglas of Martin ‘Marlo’ Hyland and an innocent apprentice plumber, Anthony Campbell, were the 22nd and 23rd firearm murders so far this year.

A Donegal politician hopes to continue a 36-year unbroken family tradition of serving local constituents in the Dáil.

A former head of election strategy for Fine Gael in Donegal has accused the party of rigging a selection convention in the county.

I WAS very privileged to be invited to attend the first official commemoration ceremony for all Irishmen who died in the Battle of the Somme and throughout World War I.

GARDA chiefs are deeply concerned at the spate of gun crime which has seen five people killed in just one garda division.

DETECTIVES continued to question a man last night in connection with the latest fatal shooting in Dublin.

GARDAÍ in north Dublin are concerned about a rise in gun murders after the third fatal gun attack on the capital’s northside this year, took place yesterday.

A full murder investigation has been launched by gardaí in Coolock in Dublin after the shooting of a 42-year-old man this morning.

Fine Gael must aim to win back a traditional Co Donegal Dáil seat that it held for over a third of a century if it wants to enter the next government, it was claimed tonight.

A flagship €25m housing scheme which aims to improve community living in Dublin is being officially unveiled today by Minister of State for Housing, Noel Ahern.

A new symbol commemorating the contribution of Irish soldiers in the First World War has been unveiled.

THE Dublin City and County Book of Honour of the Great War 1914-1918 was part of the homily at 11am Mass in the Pro Cathedral, Dublin, on Sunday, November 14.