Letters to the Editor

Madam, – In recent times I have noticed an increasing trend for Dublin Bus drivers not to issue refund tickets for overpayment. Clearly the drivers don’t benefit from this as I know the money goes into locked safes. Clearly, too, passengers don’t benefit as they receive no money back. In the absence of a paper…

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Madam, – Kevin Myers makes much of the horrendous suffering experienced by innocent civilians and members of the security forces during the 1916 Easter Rising. In these more peaceful and democratic times it is a fair point to make.

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Madam, – On the second day of the greatly hyped “Operation Freeflow”, seven empty buses, bearing the “Out of Service” sign, passed my bus stop as more than a dozen people waited in the cold. These were followed by a packed bus which could not accommodate most of those waiting. Real transport policy is not…

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Madam, – The letter from John Fitzgerald advocating conscription to the Irish Army is one of the saddest I have read in a long time.

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Madam, – Kieran Allen (Opinion & Analysis, September 14th) expresses concern at the “reforms” being introduced in UCD and their impact on college staff and “academic freedom”. Unfortunately, for the residents of this area, these “reforms” are far from being an academic exercise.

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Madam, – I could not disagree more with Ben Meehan (The Irish Times, Letters, May 20th). In my view the absence of Mr Kenny, salary €343,099.00 and Ms Finucane, salary €329,227.00 from the RTÉ Radio 1 schedules might in some small way help RTÉ once again become a public broadcasting service rather than a forum…

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The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2. Dear Editor, In the unique condescending tone reserved for some Irish Times Columnists and most RTE Broadcasters, Joe Humphreys (Irshmans Diary 14th May) berates the Political Parties for being open to the idea of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders.

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The Editor Letters Page Irish Independent Dear Editor, Fr Sean Mc Manus (letters 12th May) is right to welcome the increased number of women elected to Local Councils in Northern Ireland. He would have a little more credability if he campaigned for more (any) women to be apointed as Priests, Bishops or indeed Pope within…

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The Editor Letters Page Magill Magazine Dear Editor, Your “Wigmore” column “lawyers for labour” last month clearly attracted my attention. As a Public Representative in Dublin South East for the last twelve years I am obviously interested in, and committed to, the future of the area in which I have lived all my life.

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The Editor, Letters Page, The Irish Times, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2. Dear Editor, Congratulations to Louise Holden and The Irish Times on the excellent article (27th April) outlining the positive work of young people from Dublin involved in the Habitat for Humanity project. This sort of community endeavour is replicated in virtually every community and…

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