SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersA saying we had as kids said a lotThe Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Thu Jun 04 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – Prof Peter T Gallagher’s letter (June 2nd) on the visibility of Wales from Wicklow on a clear day moves me to note that in Salthill the hills of Clare are easily visible across Galway Bay. As kids we had a saying: “If you can see Clare clearly, it’s going to rain, and if you can’t see it, it’s raining.” – Yours, etc, Dick Byrne, Craughwell,Co Galway.IN THIS SECTIONRemigration and the Irish AbroadDriver behaviour has deteriorated over the past decadeWhy Arsenal’s time-wasting tactics make a 30-year season ticket wait look absurdIRFU, hang your heads in shameNational Children’s Hospital is a failure like no otherMOST READWife of jailed Ballyseedy Garden Centre owner summonsed over drug-drivingCouple whose illegally built Meath home was demolished bring fresh challenge over council’s actionsIreland’s data centre strain a ‘cautionary tale’ for rest of world, UN saysMan wanted in connection with Qayyum Balogun stabbing believed to have fled countryTaoiseach proposes referendum to create new ministerial office for maritime issuesLATEST STORIESFiachna Ó Braonáin’s Leaving Cert: ‘I stayed up very late at night, drinking coffee and cramming’The Leaving Cert according to a guidance counsellor: ‘Their brains have been working so hard ... they need to get fresh air’What are the best options for replacing an 11-year-old diesel? Leinster title for Dublin hurling would inspire next generation, says Fergal Whitely New ‘actuarial’ criminal legal aid payments open to legal challenge, Law Society warns