THE appalling, sleazy advertisement by Ryanair (November 6) represents a new low for the airline and a huge drop in standards by the Irish Examiner.

THE recent defections of Cork county councillor Deirdre Forde from Fianna Fáil to Fine Gael and the resignation of Cork city councillor Chris O’Leary from the Green party have raised issues which have not been addressed.

AS principal of a large city school, I have been concerned for many years about water charges.

THE recent discovery of hundreds of mobile phones in Irish prisons is considered a major problem.

YOUR editorial (Irish Examiner, December 31) berated the Government for its derisory contribution of €2 million to the Indian Ocean disaster fund.