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Wed Feb 21 2018 - 00:02

Sir, – Further to "Taxi complaints jump as passengers raise a stink about smelly vehicles" (February 20th), when I think of taxis, the word "rank" springs to mind. – Yours, etc,

BRIAN O’BRIEN,

Kinsale, Co Cork.

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Modern addition to Rotunda is exactly what the area needs

Modern addition to Rotunda is exactly what the area needs

Government must show it has learned the real lesson of the SNA controversy

Government must show it has learned the real lesson of the SNA controversy

League of Ireland deserves better

League of Ireland deserves better

Lack of play areas must be addressed

Lack of play areas must be addressed

The rain is plentiful and so is our vocabulary

The rain is plentiful and so is our vocabulary

Modern addition to Rotunda is exactly what the area needs

Modern addition to Rotunda is exactly what the area needs


The rain is plentiful and so is our vocabulary

The rain is plentiful and so is our vocabulary


Government must show it has learned the real lesson of the SNA controversy

Government must show it has learned the real lesson of the SNA controversy


League of Ireland deserves better

League of Ireland deserves better


Lack of play areas must be addressed

Lack of play areas must be addressed


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