Sir, - I notice that your correspondents regularly refer to Europe as if it were some place "over there".
They frequently write things such as "coming from Europe", "going to Europe", and "meanwhile, in Europe". Does this mean that Ireland is somewhere else other than in Europe? Perhaps they are furtively expressing Europhobic sentiments?
Anyway, I suggest they use expressions such as "coming from mainland Europe", "going to mainland Europe" and "meanwhile, on mainland Europe" in such contexts because Ireland is already in Europe - it's just not on the mainland. - Yours, etc.
Niall O'Donoghue, Narva, Finland