Dear Editor, Over the past weeks I read, listened to and viewed the relentless and horrendous reports on the Tuam babies. And then I read the coverage of the same story in the pages of The Irish Catholic this June 12. Well done to the staff of your newspaper and thank God for a Catholic…

Dear Editor, I refer to the various letters (IC 12/6/14) concerning mother and baby homes and what has unfolded in recent days regarding the one in Tuam. As Morty O’Shea says, fuller and more accurate information is needed for a true assessment of what happened. Having said that I am disturbed by some of the…

Dear Editor, As the shock waves abound, concerning the revelation of the mass grave of babies in a Church-run institution, once again, I clutch my Bible to my heart and cherish – with every fibre of my being – the precious and infallible Word of God. One of my favourite Psalms is Psalm139: “For it…

Dear Editor, It is high time that the Irish media employ professional critics who can write objectively, criticise constructively, enlighten their readers and show a degree of intelligence. “Tell us the truth about the children dumped in Galway’s mass graves” says The Guardian. “Almost 800 ‘forgotten’ Irish children dumped in septic tank mass grave at…