I am glad President Michael D Higgins included the following remark in his response to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas: “Any international response.must be in accordance with humanitarian needs’ (‘President Higgins calls for “immediate end to the killing” in Israel and Gaza – Independent.ie, October 9).
The impasse between the garda commissioner and rank-and-file officers is cause for concern. It is difficult to understand how matters came to this point, with 99pc of frontline gardaí expressing no confidence in their boss.
I get a stark reminder of the war in Ukraine as I pass the back entrance to our excellent Highlands Hotel here in Glenties, which has a section accommodating mostly young Ukrainian mothers and their kids.
The inter-agency response that has led to the seizure and capture of a huge consignment of drugs shows Ireland is seen by criminal organisations involved in drugs importation and supply as the gateway to Europe from South America.