Dear Editor, Irish people are renowned for their charitable streak, however some people associate charity with giving money and what often stops them from helping are the administrative costs by some charities. Is there another option? If you would like to help, why not consider donating unwanted farm machines. There are shed loads and farmyards…

Dear Editor, The plug has been pulled from the continent of Africa and the flow of humanity from there to Europe will never end until the rich world realises that it is the cause of a situation so dreadful as to cause the people to risk their all, their families, their homes, their money, their…

Dear Editor, In my opinion I do not think seminaries are necessary at all. Surely any aspiring priest could go to an institute three nights a week to learn biblical studies and liturgical matters, while remaining in his employment. Furthermore, when Jesus sent out the Twelve Apostles to evangelise the world they did not go…

Dear Editor, The heading to David Quinn’s article (IC 06/08/2015 ‘Priests and people alike will have to ‘interfere’ in politics) tells us that “the current retreat from politics means that the bishops have no vision of the common good to offer”.  Yet, the much-lauded recent papal social encyclical says that individual fulfilment is at the…