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Letter of the Day
A letter of note selected by the Letters' Editor
Owners and designers of AI agents should be held accountable by law
Creators must accept responsibility for ‘rogue’ agents
‘My son faces a choice that makes no educational sense’
If he drops Irish, he rules himself out of UCD, UCC, Galway and Maynooth
Time to say goodbye to artificial intelligence and live our lives freely?
Ireland has been taken over by the international IT sector
Employers claim office returns are all about productivity without evidence
This is preference dressed up as evidence
Anything less than €10 extra on the State pension means poverty for many
Pensioners are depending on an increase to afford food and heat
‘Of what is past, or passing, or to come’
Remembering September 100 years ago, when events led to the creation of Ireland’s first national park
Weapons deployment shows US sees space as just another frontier
Saddening development goes against space treaty to which US was an original party
Nothing funny about the return of sexist advertising
Sydney Sweeney ad objectifies women in sport who work hard to be acknowledged for what they have achieved
Dazzling headlights a worrying feature of night-time driving
Modern LED systems can produce extremely high luminance from small light sources
Where were the tractors during Trump visit?
The man mostly responsible for high fuel prices was spared the protests that blocked our roads in April
Trump’s divisive policies are having a profound impact around the world
Women’s rights have been particularly affected while his record on climate change has been abysmal
GAA’s commitment to integration under scrutiny
Ironic that row over misogyny erupted in the week Croke Park hosted largest women’s sporting event in GAA’s history
Time to stop this nonsense about ‘people who get up early’
Fine Gael Ministers need to get a new line
What problem is Jim O’Callaghan trying to solve with new hurdles to citizenship?
Proposed changes smack of an attempt to pander to populist agitation
Those in their 40s and 50s are the forgotten generation when it comes to the budget
We will pay for the proposed new schemes and get no utility from them
High-speed rail network could be fast track to housing solution
Transformative investment would strengthen Ireland’s regional cities
Affordable housing is a human right, not a privilege
We are at the point of societal breakdown as this crisis deepens
Time to stop the school rat run
They are probably not uploading videos to TikTok but it is still illegal behaviour
Driver behaviour is partly to blame for M50 standstills
Sudden braking in high-volume traffic is a huge cause of congestion
Trump visit a chance for fuel protesters to show consistency in their actions
US leader’s foolish warmongering directly sparked dramatic increase in costs
Iarnród Éireann station facilities a disgrace to our transport network
Station amenities are a basic component of public dignity
What about us Irish who are stuck abroad because we can’t afford anywhere to live at home?
Housing policy should put people who need homes ahead of those who simply want another investment
Recruiting and retaining teachers: Department of Education could act on existing report
Some might reasonably question whether a review is what is now required
We need more mental health services, not more prison cells
Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds
Restaurant menus should show the environmental cost of the food they serve
Food’s environmental footprint can tell customers more than its provenance, letter writer argues
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