SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersHow many people still have them?The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Sat Aug 01 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – Louis O’Flaherty’s recent letter about the demise of the glass milk bottle, sent me scurrying to a press in the kitchen. Praise the Lord, it’s still there ... our Millennium milk bottle. One wonders, how many people still have them? – Yours, etc, TOM GILSENAN, Beaumont, Dublin 9. READ MOREDry Cleaning at All Together Now 2026: Shin-kicking post-punks kick off the weekend with a flourishWe live in Dublin city and every night we read about tractors These are rare and precious times for Kate O’Connor‘The boom is taking off again’: Irish builders at the heart of Europe’s data-centre growthIN THIS SECTIONSex work should be decriminalised to reduce HIV transmissionSexuality education must be rolled out from preschoolAbandon the milk jug and pour straight from the cartonNo surprise Patrick Collison donated $7m to group opposing California wealth tax The new curse is having to continually read about MayoMOST READGlen Hansard died in single-vehicle crash in Dublin in early hours of WednesdayLouth man (22) who fought for Ukraine sentenced by Russia to 14 years in prisonPublic wake for Glen Hansard to take place next week ahead of funeralOver 11,000 people had welfare payments cut for failing to engage with employment servicesEl Niño could cause Ireland to have unseasonably warm autumn LATEST STORIESAncient Irish volcano provides new clues to modern day eruptionsCoalition Minister Noel Grealish attends political conference dubbed ‘anti-woke Davos’Gardaí trying to piece together Glen Hansard’s last movements after leaving west Dublin pubWhy are patients being asked to avoid UHL’s emergency department?Irish-American businessman behind online Irish language bookseller leaves €14m estate