While the murder of Lyra McKee should be condemned by all right thinking people I cannot help but reflect on the events which followed her tragic death.
Last week we watched as Notre Dame was ravaged by fire. A country that has all but banned God from the public square mourned the destruction of a place of worship.
Nancy Pelosi is the latest in a long line of uninformed Americans who have sought to meddle in the affairs of Northern Ireland (News Letter, Thursday April 18, page 10, Brexit ‘can’t be allowed to put peace at risk’).
The victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster two years ago must be kicking themselves they never thought to install stained glass windows in their flats.
When Alliance canvassers called at my door a few elections ago, I couldn’t promise them my vote because I believed that if civil partnerships were legalised here it would be the thin end of a very big wedge.
These three letter-writers are united in surprise that no solution has yet been deployed to thwart the rising tide of ATM thefts in Northern Ireland. Here are their suggestions:
The letter in the News Letter on April 15 chides Ireland – ie Mr Leo Varadkar – for appearing less than grateful for the helping hand Ireland received from the UK in 2010.
