Give the oars a quick rattle in the oarlocks and settle onto the wooden seat before you undertake the 45-minute row from Ross Castle, Killarney, Co Kerry, to a stronghold of early Irish monasticism.

MUNSTER Council has announced the referees for the two big senior hurling championship games on June 1 and 8.

I WAS interested in the letters from Foras na Gaeilge (July 20) and Darren Mac an Phríora (July 13) regarding the approach of Foras to the promotion of the Irish language at local level and the €3.6 million fund set up for this purpose.

I WELCOME your timely call on the Government (Irish Examiner editorial, Jan 13) to clarify whatever arrangements have been made, and if necessary to justify its policy in relation to US military landings at Shannon airport. You accurately observe that “what is disturbing about the current controversy is the manner in which the Government is refusing to clarify its policy”.