From: Alan O’Dwyer, Tullow Road, Carlow  READING Derry Lenehan’s report in The Nationalist (21 July), could I suggest to our leaders that the arrangements at Carlow College is not just a real estate transaction.

The Ulma family showed extraordinary compassion and bravery in the direst situations I WAS greatly inspired recently by the story of the Ulma family, patrons of family life and the unborn child.

I DON'T often agree with “solutions” put forward by government ministers to solve perceived overpayments for various schemes, but in the case where the justice minister has decided to scrap the old criminal free legal aid scheme, or whatever its ...

ONCE upon a time, there was a ‘corner shop’ on practically every street in any town or village in the country.

I PLAY the Irish Lotto and the EuroMillions every week. Over the years I have won small money – just enough to keep me interested in purchasing a quick pick before each draw. Their motto ‘if you’re not in, you can’t win’, gets me every time.

SOMETHING extraordinary happened on Friday last – no, it wasn’t temperatures here reaching into the mid-30s and, no, I didn’t join the sandals brigade who choose to wear socks with their summer footwear attire.

CALL me a cynic, but while public meetings, online petitions and questions raised in the Seanad are all well and good, when it comes to the future of Carlow College, I believe that horse has bolted.

I NEVER read such a load of rubbish in my life as that contained in a statement by the local authority last week concerning the traffic plan on Kilkenny Road.

MAKE it personal, especially if you want to deflect away from the bigger picture. That appears to be the view of the Public Accounts Committee when it comes to discussing the finances of this country.

IN recent times, there has been much commentary regarding a gentle reawakening and appreciation of the Christian faith. In Paris, London and Dublin, record numbers of adults are being baptised this Easter.

ONCE upon a time, there was a saying that a yard of counter was worth its weight in gold. If I ever needed convincing that was a load of rubbish, I got it in spades one day last week when I walked down Tullow Street.

EASTER is early this year, after which, you could say, the academic year is more or less busted for another year.

AMERICAN stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author George Carlin, at age 102, offered the following wisdom that is deeply relevant for us all. If you don’t read this to the very end, you have lost a day in your life.

CAN anyone please tell me why there is a sudden fascination with widening footpaths all over the country? And despite objections from businesses and residents – no matter where the work is taking place – the authorities are intent on pursuing ...

LENT 2026 is a sacred season that invites humanity to enter a time of prayer, fasting, almsgiving and deeper conversion.

THE funny thing about the news cycle is how short it lasts – but the problems it highlights continue long after the spotlight has been diverted elsewhere.

WE live in turbulent times. I find it very upsetting listening to news regarding the growing polarisation and violence in the United States. How a country once viewed with such respect and regard seems to be imploding.

The sad reality is that shop closures continue.

By the end of last year, homelessness in Ireland reached record highs – for now – exceeding 16,000 people, including over 5,000 children.

THERE is a story of six people who froze to death around a campfire on a bitterly cold night. Each had a log of wood they might have contributed to the fire, but for reasons satisfactory to themselves, each person refused to give what they had.