Stay updated with breaking news from Aileen Hooper. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Sir — At the turning of the year, the ‘little men’ were in conclave up the side of Slieve- namon. They were gathered to discuss the extraordinary rise of the Limerick hurling team and the fate of rivals Kilkenny and Tipperary, whom they saw as the carriers of the hurling flame, with Cork an annoying impostor.
He is no conventional angel He never was His halo was made of cigarette smoke His voice of gravel His words, stories and fairytales Written to unravel
Sir — I have witnessed many changes on our little island over the years, most of them very welcome, thus creating a more grown-up society. I’m all for inclusion, as long as its good for society as a whole.
Sir — In last week’s Sunday Independent, Colin Murphy wrote that “in the 1950s, Ireland had the highest proportion of psychiatric beds in the world” and also that an inquiry is warranted into former psychiatric institutions similar to other residential institutions that have been investigated in Ireland. I agree.
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.