SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersGoing by some calendars already on sale, 2027The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Tue Jun 30 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir – Presumably the back-to-school advertisement Fergal Purcell heard on RTÉ Radio 1 (Letters, June 27th) was for September 2026? Some shops already have 2027 calendars for sale. – Yours, etc,LOUIS McCARTHY, Ballinteer,Dublin 16.IN THIS SECTIONIs decline of ‘saluting’ in Cork a sign of changing times?Josephine Bracken: Famous abroad but forgotten at home Neutrality policy must take account of shrinking geographical advantageCarlton site purchase offers chance to honour men and women of the 1916 RisingRugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, pleaseMOST READPwC employee was working remotely in India when he should have been in Dublin Partner of Jamey Carney booked flight to Turkey after leaving her home in Killarney‘Jesus. He really is a tosser,’ Mary Lou said in a loud stage whisperMan arrested on suspicion of murder of former Tory minister Ann WiddecombeVaradkar the star turn as Chinese investors sign up for Great Wall tour at nearly €1,300 each LATEST STORIESTrump threatens Iran after calls for his assassination at Ali Khamenei’s funeral Man (26) arrested on suspicion of Ann Widdecombe’s murder released and no longer part of investigationThe State is stepping in to revive Dublin’s O’Connell Street, but will it succeed?Ireland’s attitude to a ‘flutter on the horses’ is wrecking livesSarah Rowe says pressure is on Australia ahead of AFLW game against Ireland