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Sunday 26 March 2023 Dublin: 4°C

# Letter

All time
# kind gesture
Real Madrid send Sunderland winger Duncan Watmore a surprise letter after latest nightmare
The Black Cats player is on the long road back to full fitness after rupturing his ACL for a second time.
# Unhappy
IRFU CEO expresses concerns with South Africa's World Cup bid in strongly-worded letter
Philip Browne criticised a recent evaluation report on how it scored the country under categories such as ‘stadia’ and ‘security’.
# Negotiations
Ryanair pilot criticises negotiations in letter to Michael O'Leary
Dublin-based Captain Imelda Comer hand delivered the letter to Ryanair management yesterday.
# Plan
Roger Goodell letter to teams and players says NFL has a plan to end anthem protests
ESPN’s Adam Schefter has obtained a letter sent to all 32 sides.
# Paris
Alleged Kardashian robbery suspect writes apology letter from prison
Kardashian was tied up and held at gunpoint during the October 2016 jewellry robbery.
# Letter
Mary Lou keeps her promise to write a letter to Varadkar
The pair had clashed over the government’s commitment to the North.
# DUP
Arlene Foster's letter to Scottish government about same-sex marriage released
Last week Foster said she had no recollection of the letter.
# george gilmore
Police want to know who wrote them anonymous letter with 'vital information' on murder of prominent loyalist
44-year-old George Gilmore was gunned down in broad daylight in Carrickfergus in March.
# Stamp Duty
This letter had a euro attached in place of a stamp, but An Post delivered it anyway
Hey, when you’re stuck, you’re stuck.
# Water Charges
Simon Coveney says water committee seems to be moving in 'extremely worrying' direction
The minister has said some of the wording agreed by the committee is “deeply ambiguous” and at odds with the EU.
# letter to lawyers
Here's exactly what the Attorney General said before Donald Trump fired her
“I am responsible for ensuring the positions we take in court remain consistent with the institution’s solemn obligation to always seek justice and stand for what is right.”
# State Papers
1984: Letters from UK praise Irish people for their 'warm humanity' and generosity after Band Aid
One woman in England said it was a shame that FitzGerald was not their Prime Minister.
# Caring
An eight-year-old wrote to Santa asking for €100 to give to the homeless
He also asked for Pokemon cards.
# Homelessness
The difficulties of being 13, homeless and having nowhere to do your homework
A letter to homeless services provides a stark insight into the many problems facing homeless families.
# Adoption
Burton outraged at letter to TDs claiming children adopted by same-sex couples are more likely to be abused
Former Tánaiste said she found the letter “needlessly offensive” to adopted people and gay people.
# Sexual Assault
Evan Rachel Wood discusses impact of being raped in powerful letter
The Westworld actor said she was raped twice – once by a partner and once by a bar owner.
# Act Of Kindness
A kind girl used Google Translate to invite her lonely new classmate to lunch
The language barrier didn’t stop her being a friend.
# hook line and sinker
An Post just delivered this letter with a hand-drawn map instead of an address to Wexford
Move over, Iceland.
# limited info
An Post did a stellar job of delivering this letter to Annalise Murphy
Hats off to the postie.
# limited info
An Post did a stellar job of delivering this letter to Annalise Murphy
Hats off to the postie.
# i am the techer
These parents received a totally legit letter from their son's 'teacher'
Nothing suspicious about it.
# Brock Turner
Joe Biden writes open letter to Stanford rape victim
“You are a warrior – with a solid steel spine.”
# little sister
This little girl wrote her big sister the harshest letter for eating all the food
OUCH.
# Pay dispute
Irish Rail workers are asking for pay increases of up to 25%
A union letter said that industry norms in public transport had been “brought into sharp focus” in recent weeks.
# return to sender
A letter a Frenchman sent to his mother in 1870 has turned up in Australia
Balloon mail was the only way communications from Paris could reach the rest of France during the Prussian siege.
# uplifting
An Antrim primary school sent this lovely letter to its students with their exam results
We could’ve done with this…
# dear me
Alan Rickman's letter of advice to his 16-year-old self is excellent
Ah <3
# dear father christmas
This Santa letter was found stuffed up a chimney, 60 years after it was written
“Please can you send me a Rupert annual…”
# Data Protection
A controversial Dublin café is at it again after publishing CCTV footage of a customer
The White Moose Café has been no stranger to controversy in recent months.
This little Cavan legend applied for a job on the Toy Show, and landed it
Charlie might just be the Toy Show’s biggest fan.
# sarcy
This woman’s letter about how sewing is dangerous on trains has become a gas meme
People have been taking the absolute piss, of course.
# text me back
Everyone's talking about this *intense* open letter in today's Guardian
“My dear godson, I’ve decided that I should end all ties with you.”
# Tallaght Hospital
This is the letter a doctor wrote after a couple in their 90s spent hours on a trolley
It has sparked outrage today.
# aylan kurdi
Fine Gael councillor says drowned Syrian 3-year-old and family "were not fleeing for their lives"
Former mayor of Naas Darren Scully made the statement in a letter to the Sunday Times. Scully was forced to resign as mayor after being caught up in a racism row in 2011.
# Miss you
'Life as I knew it is falling apart': Woman shares beautiful letter after her dad's death
LC lost both her parents to cancer.
# death Threat
'You will get a bullet before long you gay b*****d' - TD reports sinister death threat to gardaí
The letter was hand delivered to Frank Feighan’s Boyle constituency office.
# History
The resignation letter of one of football's greatest managers has been revealed
Bill Shankly won on three First Division titles and two FA Cups with Liverpool.
# Delivered
This genius Donegal postman actually managed to deliver this letter
It was addressed to ‘Your man Henderson” along with other, eh, details.
This woman wrote a superb response to a Tinder date who said he'd marry her if she was slimmer
*applause*
# secret ingredient
A boy wrote to a supermarket about the 'secret ingredient' in shampoo and got the best response
“Your daddy was just kidding you.”