Place: Youghal Co Cork

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Lack of accountability will continue in politics

Recent opinion polls have indicated that with support from some smaller party, Fine Gael is destined to be back in government for the next five years.

We need to invest more in crisis pregnancies

There is an effective, economical short-term solution to lead piping

Couples will pay highest rates of water charges

Upset and offended by article

A Youghal we can all be proud of

Has Ahern heard of the rip-off republic?

YOU reported Justice Minister Dermot Ahern as saying (September 3) the Government might have to consider making banks charge for ATM withdrawals to reduce the amount of cash in circulation and discourage robberies.

Mon, 13 Sep, 2010

It’s time to stand by our faith and clergy

HOW dare Jennifer Sleeman and Jeremie Pageot (Letters, August 16) suggest to me or anybody else to boycott Sunday mass.

Wed, 18 Aug, 2010

Don’t close resort bathing area – fix it

I WAS disgusted to read (Irish Examiner, June 3) that a bathing spot in Youghal, Co Cork, has been closed to the public because a pathway to the area is in disrepair and could cause people to trip. Well, fix it.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010

Nobel pursuit

IN a tribute to Robert Boyle (March 6), you state that Ireland has produced a Nobel prizewinner for chemistry. I cannot find any evidence of this.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

Church everlasting – despite its friends

IN his letter headlined ‘Church will survive despite the media’ (January 4), Eamon Reilly reminded me of an incident that is said to have occurred as Napoleon marched on Rome.

Fri, 08 Jan, 2010

Top dollar did not deliver top quality

ISME chief executive Mark Fielding (March 6) says that “cutting top earners’ salaries could drive them from their jobs”.

Mon, 23 Mar, 2009

Atheism doesn’t need a Lourdes cure — it’s a legitimate belief system

DAVID RYAN’S reply (September 30) to my letter on Lourdes (September 24) upset me a little because of his suggestion that I regard atheism as an affliction that needs to be cured.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2008

Two ‘dry’ days

IN response to Jacqueline Cotter’s letter suggesting a national no-alcohol day (August 5), I would respectfully point out that we already have two — Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Wed, 13 Aug, 2008

Challenges and crisis

I READ with amusement in Thursday’s Irish Examiner (August 7) where Health Minister Mary Harney stated that the economy is now facing major challenges.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2008

Why Obama needs to find what he’s looking for before polling day

HAVING read your feature article (‘What Does Obama Believe?’, July 17), I am not too clear how he really stands in relation to religious faith.

Mon, 28 Jul, 2008

Faith and evolution: an argument at cross-purposes with right on both sides

I WOULD like to offer a solution to the disagreement between Sean Fitzgerald (Letters, November 5) and Con Hayes (Letters, November 26) regarding the conflict or otherwise between faith and evolution.

Mon, 10 Dec, 2007

Job shock for nurse

AS a recently-returned emigrant who was educated in the US, I was shocked that my application for a nursing licence was refused.

Thu, 06 Dec, 2007

The godless delusion, flights of fancy and pointless questions

THE letter from Fr Con McGillicuddy (September 17) really brought the Richard Dawkins’ disciples out in force with all guns blazing across your letters’ columns over the following weeks.

Mon, 22 Oct, 2007

Fact and belief

I READ Steven King’s pro-choice column (May 9) with interest.

Thu, 17 May, 2007

A brave woman who deserves our support

I SALUTE Mary Shannon, the brave mother of three who felt that turning to the media was her last hope of justice after the man who broke into her home and raped her while her children slept in the next room was given a three-year suspended sentence.

Wed, 21 Mar, 2007

Littered roads would drive you to distraction

I TRAVEL the N25 from Rosslare to Cork twice daily and I regularly travel the N20 from Cork to Limerick.

Wed, 21 Feb, 2007

Sharing the burden

AFTER the ruling that divorcing partners in the UK are entitled to “an equal share of the assets of their partnership”, should justice not decree they are also equally entitled to an equal share of their debts.

Mon, 05 Jun, 2006

More liberal church won’t win converts

I SUPPOSE we can all understand where John McSweeney is coming from in his letter headlined ‘Conservative Catholics need to think again’ (Irish Examiner, May 17).

Sat, 21 May, 2005