CAROLINE O’DOHERTY reports that the government-funded Crisis Pregnancy Association (CPA) spent €1 million of taxpayers money to elicit answers as to the whys and wherefores of crisis pregnancies (Irish Examiner, July 27).

THE recent criticism of Roy Keane in both the media is for the most part the rich debate that makes sport and life so interesting.

AS an ex-smoker I sympathise with those who are used to a puff and a drink, but I have no sympathy for publicans moaning over the recent drop in sales — these are the very people who put 30 cent on every long-neck bottle after the last budget, when the only increase was supposed to be for alco-pops.