Dear Editor, Lately it has become customary to discredit the existence of God by claiming that an all merciful, all loving God would never allow suffering in the world. This is an approach taken recently by Stephen Fry and even the great naturalist, David Attenborough, remarked that many people often ask him why he doesn’t attribute…

Dear Editor, The new postage stamp is, perhaps, a useful reminder of what any government will do to ensure that “its” amendment to the Constitution (of the people) is carried (IC 12/02/2015 ‘Pro-same-sex marriage stamp is criticised’). Supreme Court judgements have commented adversely on public money being spent by the Government on the Divorce Referendum,…

Dear Editor, It is disappointing if not unexpected that the IHREC have refused to respond to reservations on their policy on access to same-sex marriage. (IC 26/02/2015 ‘IHREC refuse to respond to accusation of ‘misleading’) Their position on access to civil marriage was arrived at (per their website) after ‘’reviewing human rights and equality standards…

Dear Editor, We in the Legion of Mary in Abbeyfeale would like to reinforce what Fr Patrick O’Donovan wrote in your letters page 19/02/2015. (‘We should go back to using the word matrimony’) In, fact we intended to write to you in a similar vein. The traditional definition of marriage is “a contract between two…

Dear Editor, On the evening of March 11 I will take a stand against media bias, when hopefully many will turn out for the Pro Life Campaign’s 33 to 1 event. (IC 26/02/2015 ‘Pro-lifers accuse media of ‘blatant’ bias in campaign’) For the last number of years I’ve been sickened by the constant liberal left…