Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, May 20th: On Eurovision; the Irish hare and Paul Durcan
“Ireland should start, from now, to consider our participation in next year’s, and future years’, contests”
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Will we use those empty words ‘we did all we can’?
Those with influence over Israel must urgently use their political and economic leverage to stop the instrumentalisation of aid
Letters to the Editor May 19th: On famine in Gaza, cars as weapons and scrapping Sevens Rugby
Palestinians could starve to death in the coming weeks unless immediate action is taken
Government housing policy serves neither the exchequer nor the building industry
Housing targets will only be met through market expansion and capacity-building in the construction sector
Letters to the Editor, May 17th: On voting rights for NI residents, august Augustinians and Eurovision
History will judge if Pope Leo XIV will be as influential as two other Augustinian friars: Martin Luther and Gregor Mendel
Starvation as a method of warfare
‘We should choose our words carefully’
Letters to the Editor, May 16th: On speed limits, an activist’s right to travel, and question marks in headlines
‘What needs to be questioned is the logic of being able to buy a car that can exceed the maximum speed limit’
Aviation industry must do its fair share for climate action
‘Children continue to be ignored as key stakeholders in decisions that will have irreversible impacts on their lives’
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Letters to the Editor, May 15th: On TikTok teachers, dereliction, power and money addicts
‘Trend raises deeper questions about what we value in education’
The kindness of medical staff
‘With the HSE constantly in the spotlight for failures, I wanted to highlight that there are still so many things that work well’
Letters to the Editor, May 14th: On US academics, outdoor saunas, Gaza, and boycotting the Eurovision
‘Adding more researchers to an already underfunded system is not going to help anyone’
Letters to the Editor, May 13th: On outdoor drinkers, skorts and the singles tax
‘On a sunny weekend, we catch a glimpse of just how liveable Dublin can be’
The culling of wolves in the EU
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have followed in Cromwell’s footsteps by giving the wolf a bad name
Letters to the Editor. May 12th: On gender, housing, the integrity of The Irish Times and divided skirts
Abuses being done to trans people throughout Ireland need to be examined by the media
No evidence of unionist resentment towards Catholic Victoria Cross awardee
James Magennis was given a reception by Belfast’s unionist lord mayor
Letters to the Editor, May 10th; on the new pope, Joe Duffy and VE day
“For some time now The Irish Times has given us a simple message: Ireland bad, Australia good”
Letters to the Editor, May 9th: On religion in the classroom, Hamas, Kneecap and skorts
“Teachers have been ignored”
Letters to the Editor, May 8th: On learning from Northern Ireland, awaiting the new pope, and the closure of Castletown House
‘India and Pakistan remain locked in a cycle of suspicion, conflict and nationalist posturing’
Children and the dangers of gambling
Foundations for this addictive activity ‘becoming ingrained at even younger ages’
Letters to the Editor, May 7th: On Gaza, achievable renewable targets, and apartment living
‘The impunity enjoyed by Israel has emboldened it to do as it pleases’
Letters to the Editor, May 6th: On shorts and skorts, teaching hours, Kneecap, and the arrival of swifts
‘When will we ever get over the desire to police and dictate what women wear?’
Letters to the Editor, May 5th: On the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, protecting the Earth, and birdwatching
‘The entire nation is united behind the government of India in its determination to punish the perpetrators of the massacre’
Kneecap the ‘easier targets’
‘There is a distinction between what rappers say on stage and what actions politicians are prepared to take’