Farewell to the speaking clock

Sir, – Can we now ring the silent clock just to be sure? – Yours, etc,

ROBERT SULLIVAN,

Bantry, Co Cork.

Sir, – Overheard in a Blessington shop two generations ago. Customer: Me mother sent me in for a clock. Shopkeeper: I have an eight-day clock there. Customer: An eight-day clock? Shopkeeper: Yes. It goes for eight days without winding. Customer: How long would it go if you wound it? – Yours, etc,

Pope Francis in Ireland – joy and dismay

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Electoral Act and funding for advocacy

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‘God’s law’ and secularism

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The SDLP and Fianna Fáil

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MATTIE LENNON,

Blessington,

Co Wicklow.