The cost of living crisis, fuel poverty, the housing plight and a health service that struggles daily to cope – hardly a recommendation for the political partnership at Stormont.

A statelet artificially created 100 years ago on a purely sectarian headcount to ensure Protestant dominance now finds itself with a Catholic majority.

John Hyland (Sept 21) appears to be under the impression that the administration of corporal punishment in the Republic’s schools was the sole preserve of teachers of Irish.

SINCE the DUP got into bed with the Tory party after Brexit in 2016 I have been concerned that our unionist leaders have been less than transparent with us.

THE funeral of the queen set Sinn Féin a challenge and stage to be true to their word after May’s election, their capacity as a serious political party with all the responsibilities that go with it to act outside narrow political self-interest.

IT WAS in the early 1990s. Sir Jonathan Stephens of the NIO, knowing my admiration for Prince Charles and the excellent work of his Prince’s Trust, arranged for an invitation to be sent to me to join HRH at Hillsborough Castle for dinner.

REGARDING Mr O’Fiach’s letter – ‘Sectarian chanting’ (August 25) – I was loath to reply, but his comments do need a riposte.

AS IRISH people, many of us have an ambivalent attitude towards the queen.

Mikhail Gorbachev, “a man we can do business with”. But the advice he received was a cause of his downfall.

It is disgraceful that Rachel Durnings’ brother (August 30) was bullied at school, ostensibly for being English. Bullies will use any perceived difference as an excuse to taunt their victims.

Eugene F Parte (September 1) asks a pertinent question about the cause of the energy crisis and the current inadequate response. In short, there are different contributing factors at play which can be attributed to globalisation, left-wing activism and government policy.  

At a parade organised by the Royal Black Institution in Bangor the grand master, William Anderson, became the latest loyalist to attempt to rewrite the history of the Troubles for their supporters. Anderson jumped on the political bandwagon of those who would like history to be rewritten to support their interpretation and deny the facts that are recorded and open for all to see and read.

Tom Kelly’s pedigree within the SDLP is well-known and respected.