Your front page and editorial (Irish Examiner, April 5) regarding lack of high-speed internet in primary schools was unnecessarily alarmist ie lack of internet in primary schools ‘’could stymie a whole generation’s appetite for learning.’’

In Richard Fitzpatrick’s article (Life/Style, Jan 13) he eulogises on the joys of a smartphone, and how when his toddler is bored she can use the Baby TV app.

After the latest Growing Up In Ireland report, the media picked up on childhood obesity, but there was less mention of a more serious issue: one in five children has a speech or language problem.

ON January 27 last, RTÉ presented three programmes on Synge’s Playboy Of The Western World: Playboy 100: Playboys And Rebels (John Kelly); The Playboy Of The Western World (Garry Hynes and Druid Theatre), and Mighty Talk.

A HORRIFIC weekend on the roads has seen the numbers killed in traffic accidents increase to nine — just 12 days into the new year.