Anthony Leavy News Today

It seems that every day there are incidents of aggression and menace being reported in the news in our capital city.

Sir — If ever there was an opportunity to secure the future of our nation it is the one which now presents itself by way of massive windfall taxes which are forecast to continue over the next few years and are estimated to run into tens of billions of euro.

Sir — The Government, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and installers of heat pumps are convincing when they tell us to upgrade home heating systems from fossil fuels to an electric pump.

Sir — Ireland’s vegetable growing area is down 10pc on last year. This follows a pattern of recent years where vegetable farmers, who supply the most wholesome fresh produce, are unable to compete with the low-cost selling of imported vegetables.

Sir — I found some of the writing and commentary on the visit of US president Joe Biden remarkably cynical.

To all concerned, please help us not to be subjected to photos of US president Joe Biden in pubs, breweries or distilleries on his visit here. Alcohol brands get enough free publicity.

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