Letter of the Day
A letter of note selected by the Letters' Editor
Dublin Bus and its €15,000 offer
We should be bringing in international transport experts with proven experience
‘The challenge is not to pretend that commuting can be wished away’
It is about frustration with the time it takes to get between home and work
Dangerous driving: the gap between rhetoric and reality
This was not a momentary error but conduct at the most serious end of the scale
‘Our politicians should not patronise the public – and tell them it will be ok’
People are increasingly anxious about meeting their mortgage, rent payments, etc
Time to go nuclear
Renewables clearly won’t produce enough and we cannot continue to use fossil fuels
Cartoon portraying farmers as backwoodsmen is typical of how The Irish Times appears to view farmers
‘Regrettably, it appears your paper has now become hostile towards farmers and food producers’
‘I saw the first snowdrops in my garden this morning’
A welcome reminder of the beauty and miracle of life
Childhood in our country is in a state of crisis
I am convinced that the culprit is the amount of time they are spending staring at screens
Blowing the whistle on football managers
Alex Ferguson was appointed to Manchester United in 1986 and won nothing until 1990
Lamenting emigration past its sell-by date?
Today people emigrate from this island by choice and return by choice
Unseated by airline policy
We were told this happened because other passengers had paid to select seats
‘The debate Simon Harris claims was shut down is still wide open. It is he who has yet to show up for it.’
‘Tánaiste was not silenced. He made a brief, loaded remark on his way into a Cabinet meeting’
What happens when the unstoppable force meets the immovable object?
With any luck, the outcome of Trump’s planning application to Clare County Council will allow us to finally resolve that well-known paradox
A disconnected bus service
Dublin Bus and the relevant transport authorities must be held accountable
Gardaí and using Tasers
The riots escalated to the point that O’Connell Street became a dangerous no-go area
Who will pay for the €19bn upgrade to the electricity system?
‘I can’t shake off the feeling it just might be the customers. Again.’
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