The rush to electric cars has all the hallmarks of the herd mentality let loose, all over again, just like the dotcom bubble, Y2K, and property crash.

Matt Cooper (Opinion, Jun 21) doesn’t actually say so, but he does imply that the visit of the Obama ladies to Dublin was a disaster.

I WAS saddened to read your front page report headlined ‘Kean gets to quiz HSE and A&E in celebrity Q&A’ (April 29).