EVERYBODY seems to be asking how did our health service get into such a shambles.

A NUMBER of letter-writers in recent weeks have called for abortion to be legalised here.

A MAN began a hunger strike outside Cork County Hall yesterday, claiming he is being poisoned by fumes from gas boilers.

THE former British Foreign secretary and current leader of the House of Commons, Jack Straw, has suggested that Muslim women who wear the veil risk provoking a climate of fear and resentment that plays into the hands of the extreme right.

I READ with sadness the unfortunate account of Kevin Murphy (Irish Examiner, May 11) and the apparent muddling connected with his medical records.

I AM surprised at the number of people who do not know how to drive through a roundabout.

I BOARDED the scheduled 4pm bus — no 222 — from Parnell Place in Cork to Carrigaline on Monday, Jan 5.

WHEN I was a child I read about the Magna Carta and how it laid the foundations for British justice.

I AGREE with Seamus de Barra (Irish Examiner letters, Oct 20) who notes how the Government wears a different mask for the voters at home and for the paymasters in Europe.

FOREIGN MINISTER Brian Cowen, (Irish Examiner letters, Oct 21) points out that use of Shannon by US warplanes is not in contravention of Ireland’s neutrality.

IRELAND is finally turning into a civilised country: not only will you soon be able to go to a pub without being forced to breathe lethal smoke, but parents will also finally be legally responsible for the education they give to their children.

WITH Bord Pleanála hearings ongoing, I would like to make several points about the proposed incinerator.

ALMOST two years after the introduction of the euro, prices seem to keep going up — a few cent here, a few cent there.

THE recent RTÉ Prime Time revelations on alcohol abuse came as no surprise. But what can be done about it? Here are a six suggestions: