IT’S crystal clear once again with the revelation in the Murphy report into the Diocese of Cloyne that the institutional church’s secrecy and methods of operation are dysfunctional.

ENID O’DOWD’S letter (‘Did anyone vote to run down our health service?’, July 3) was remarkable for its honesty and clarity.

IT was disappointing recently to hear Pat Rabbitte on Morning Ireland flippantly dismiss the Taoiseach’s description of the roots and philosophy of Fianna Fáil as “a republican social party”.