Letters to the Editor, June 15th: On the realities of migration, World Cup and pollution and a solution to bad weather
White Irish staff would be required to work overtime and through the night to fill the void
Letters
Retail dying before our eyes
Every vacant shopfront on a main street represents more than a failed business
Ireland has had an unaccountable cabinet-within-a-cabinet government since 2011
Outrageously, the Government refuses to answer questions on these meetings
A new approach to Irish-language exemptions
Why not acknowledge that many exemptions are being granted to students newly arrived in Ireland, and provide an alternative qualification?
Lucan infrastructure under too much strain for another development
Area has already played its part in housing people
Hedgerow biodiversity is under threat from Ireland’s heavy-handed policy approach
Current practices and policies are having a profoundly negative impact
Martyn Turner’s cartoon on anti-immigration protesters hit the nail on the head
Supreme irony, so to speak
Rioting in Belfast
‘The more things change, the more they remain the same’
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Insurance companies the big winners from increased public care
How much money is needed to replace income generated from private patients in public hospitals?
Ireland v Israel: Government might find it easier to do the right thing
Minister’s Olympics excuse sounds like scraping the barrel for pretexts to justify inaction
Nuclear power may not be right for us now but energy debate still needs to be had
Discourse on all aspects of Ireland’s precarious energy security should be allowed
Belfast riots make it harder for mixed-race Irish to be hopeful
Dark times for those who believe in a society that respects the dignity and humanity of all people
Whether married or not, women carry more than their fair share of the family burden
Two separate issues are being muddied
Land rezoning not as clear-cut as it might appear
Perhaps some places are valuable precisely because they remain undeveloped
Ireland, Israel and boycotts
Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide to describe Nazi Germany’s attempt to wipe out entire racial groups
Private healthcare and public hospitals
We need a single national health fund if we want to create a health system based on need not income
Katie Taylor at Croke Park – what fitting family entertainment
Fans could even hit the colosseum afterwards
A simple answer to students’ Irish problem
Irish exam is far more demanding and arduous on the student
International Day of Play highlights benefits to children in healthcare settings
Play Volunteers transform the hospital experience for so many young patients
Donald Trump’s confidence tricks can make life more cheerful
All you have to do is recast every criticism as a compliment
Population growth contrasts in North versus Republic
Rate of population growth in the South has yet to catch up with the North
Boycotts and deflection
Regimes in Tehran or Kabul are already heavily sanctioned and globally isolated. Israel, by contrast, is diplomatically shielded by western nations
Annual obsession with the Leaving Cert
Letter writer wonders whether young people consume the media offering Leaving Cert advice
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