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Letter of the Day
A letter of note selected by the Letters' Editor
Schoolchildren and the Gaeltacht experience
There are lots of families who would love to send their children to the Gaeltacht but it’s a luxury many can’t afford
Gaza and the international community
Israel’s latest attacks on Gaza show how impunity breeds further atrocities
Le Pen, the law and democracy
What would the reaction be if the barred candidate were from the opposite side of the political spectrum?
Simon Harris and a dip in the polls
A man who is moving so quickly that it seems perhaps he has forgotten how to listen
Workers deserve a real voice and collective bargaining rights
Renewed political support is essential
Adopting a car-free lifestyle
It’s time we learned to respectfully share the public road space with everyone
Deeper aspects to the housing crisis
What is striking is the absence of any serious moral or civic language in this debate
Looking forward to brighter days ahead
Spring whets the appetite for exercise, sport and outdoor living
MetroLink – the time for debate is over
Further delay will only deepen Dublin’s infrastructure deficit
Climate crisis and faith communities
The ongoing destruction of our natural world is at a dangerous point of inflection
Planning and house insulation
We urgently need clarity on the law around insulating houses of no special aesthetic or historic merit
Letters to the Editor - Tuesday, March 18th: Leaving Cert grades; asylum appeals; hotel breakfasts
‘Restoring Leaving Certificate grades to the 2019 level is long overdue’
‘Joy is not just a nice extra but a fundamental human goal’
Thursday March 20th is International Day of Happiness, a cue to stop doom-scrolling
‘In the next few weeks customers of most telecom companies will face price increases’
Annual contracts on phone broadband and television services set for mid-year hike
‘I think Trinity should let us know why Wolfe Tone wasn’t chosen'
The republican revolutionary received 31% of votes in the consultation on renaming the Berkeley library.
Lian Bell: Why I should not be on the list of ’25 brilliant Irish women in 2025′
#WakingTheFeminists was an example of pluralistic, fluid, collaborative, respectful, joyful and, most of all, impactful feminist organising
‘Ireland has been very successful worldwide by adopting a policy of cultural promotion of the island, rather than belligerently imposing tariffs’
A partnership approach has contributed to a win-win situation for this country
‘Crowded prisons have multiple consequences, some intended, some unintended. All negative’
Prison becomes a pressure cooker and life can become unbearable for prisoners and prison staff alike
We have seen an increase in school refusals among older children
It’s vital to improve engagement with school, because childhood lasts a lifetime
Housing crisis and planning
Decision to refuse planning permission starkly contrasts with the overarching goals of national policy
Overcrowded prisons and breaches of human rights
This is not a problem that the Irish Prison Service can resolve alone or that the State can build its way out of
Education and reform – ignoring the lessons
Commission a report, ignore it, commission another report, repeat cycle
‘The State’s e-voting machine debacle ultimately cost the taxpayer €55 million’
No lessons were learned from the spending controversy of the early 2000s
‘Perhaps someone from the Minister’s office might pick up the phone to the National Gallery?'
X-ray scanner at centre of controversy is piece of equipment that an ambitious art gallery should have
‘I suspect the National Gallery’s scanner debacle is replicated across the HSE and third level’
Funding never seems to include money to train or hire someone to operate new equipment
‘Legislation permitting access to the countryside is practically non-existent in Ireland’
Prospect of walking trails along the Clare coast remaining closed for the entire 2025 season a symptom of the deficiencies in Irish laws
Making space for parks and outdoor green areas
We need places in which to live, but we also need space in which to breathe
Rural roads and speed limits
The speed limit is a maximum allowed speed, not a target, as so many drivers appear to think
Hearts and flowers and romantic gestures
Valentine’s Day sometimes seems more like a punitive tax than a tribute to love
Government set for yet another housing ‘pivot’
We might want to consider the possibility that increasing the demand for housing as an investment is the actual source of the problem
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