Letter of the Day

A letter of note selected by the Letters' Editor

Gender identity theory: religious parallels

While many people believe gender identity should be given precedence over biology in matters of policy and law, not everyone should be forced or expected to believe

Quiet quitters or good workers?

Time to respect employees’ work-life balance

Remembering the Dromcollogher fire

A tragic event in 1926

Wartime duties for men

Ukraine and conscription

A lack of manners

Expecting more from others

Electoral Commission advert

TV ad gives the wrong impression of our right to vote

Small towns – a looming crisis

County councils and politicians must prioritise the revitalisation of small towns

ECHR ruling and climate crisis

A beacon of accountability or judicial overreach?

Ongoing persecution of Christians in India

An atmosphere of intolerance and exclusion

Plan for prison expansion is a bad idea

Penal policies that rely on imprisonment will either have no effect or make us less safe

Funding for National Cancer Strategy must be a priority

Ireland’s cancer outcomes are at risk of going backwards

Camogie skorts – a dismaying decision

Let's move with the times

Asylum application predictions and migration patterns

The diaspora effect

Dublin city centre traffic plan and business

There are deliveries to be made and appointments to be kept

TDs, scrolling and mobile etiquette in the Dáil

The lost art of listening

Simon Harris’s cavalcade of hubris on trip to Áras

An out-of-touch political class

Why does the HSE refuse to fund prosthetic limbs for sports activities?

A mean-minded attitude

Leaving Cert science changes are deeply flawed

Vague approach to subject content will result in confusion, inconsistency and unfairness

Caring for children with disabilities does not stop at 18

Why 18 is not a magic number – the care needs are still complex

State-funded NGOs should not be above scrutiny

Who does the National Women’s Council of Ireland speak for?

Is there really a stampede to the political right?

The definition of “right wing” has changed

Tent encampment and apartment residents – squalor in Dublin city centre

Can anyone set up tents wherever they wish?

In the picture: a Dublin v Derry GAA ‘dust-up’

A gripping contest

Problems with extending licensing hours cannot be wished away

Alcohol and society – picking up the pieces

Downsizing homes: beware the apartment service charges

Terms and conditions apply

Reform – never a question of all of the people all of the time

By the numbers

Homeowners and downsizing – not all that it is cracked up to be

Think of all that exercise lugging shopping up flights of stairs

Time for hate speech law to be scrapped

Incitement to hatred is covered by existing legislation

The human factor is key to helping citizens

Faith in public service is restored

Suffering of women and children in Gaza

An urgent peace settlement is a humanitarian imperative

Over 63 years, our nest of Crowes was filled with love, fun, and lively debates

Crowes sing sweetly as the lark

Rugby’s ‘real’ fans and other mythological creatures

A fandom that never played the game

Health is better than wealth on way to top

Correlation or causation?

HSE’s version of a recruitment embargo

A sceptical view

Wellness and other wellbeing initiatives

All well and good

Advisers a symptom of political bubble

A growing disconnect with the electorate

How ‘green’ are greenways?

Leave some room for nature

Voting rights and Irish people living abroad

Disenfranchised by their own country

Weather forecasts – every cloud has a silver lining

Hope springs eternal

Polling public opinion – does it still work?

Wide of the mark on referendums

What are the odds?

It's a numbers game

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