SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersA reader reflects on ageing, humility and modern technologyThe Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – As I pass the ripe old age of 80, it is slowly dawning on me that my robotic lawnmower is more often right than I am. – Yours, etc,P J MALONEY,Cloneyheigue, Westmeath.IN THIS SECTIONGAA needs to get to grips with violenceHarnessing modern-car tech to reduce road deathsChurch’s influence on schools puts undue pressure on parentsIreland’s housing statistics are meaningless without wider contextA Drumcondra fox and a question of humanityMOST READFormer Irish rugby player travels to Ukraine to deliver medical aidMan killed in Grafton Street stabbing was ‘always smiling’ and a ‘credit to his community’‘I’m going to do medicine’: Student who left school in second year now aiming for top LC points Heavy rain to hit Ireland as Met Éireann warns of possible thunderstormsMan who died after swimming across river Liffey was victim of earlier knife attackLATEST STORIESMy Leaving Cert: ‘Remembering the fun, very silly, happy-go-lucky people we were is like a warm hug’‘I can’t believe I let this wonderful woman slip through my fingers’Leaving Cert: ‘Even though it’s foundation maths it’s still very stressful’Darragh Ó Sé: Mayo showed exactly why they’re not serious contenders against MonaghanOne by one, we are losing those who survived the Holocaust and could say ‘I was there’