SubscribeSubscriber OnlyLettersThere seems to be a lot of Down Under up hereThe Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Tue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – As an Australian who has been resident in Ireland some four years now, this has been the most Australian summer yet: drought, heat, bushfires, jellyfish, sharks and now floods. Really, you don’t need to work this hard to make me feel at home. – Yours, etc,Ben Aveling,Ranelagh, READ MOREConnacht face demanding tests ahead but Lancaster effect bodes for improvementCelebrity Gogglebox Ireland review: Wildly forgettable and at moments incredibly irritating‘I paid tax on earlier gifts from my parent. Will they reduce my €400,000 tax-free limit?’Daddy Issues at Dublin Fringe: Women carry clones of Collins and Lincoln in clever comedyDublin 6.AustraliaClimate changeIN THIS SECTIONNew citizenship rules risk alienating people Ireland urgently needs to retainGAA reneging on integration is damaging own goalPeople of faith must raise their voices against Donald TrumpToxic nature of public debate drives decent people out of conversationKenny Cunningham’s comments are at odds with public sentimentMOST READFour HSE regions to lose power over day-to-day spendingRestaurant review: Super prices and a dribblingly good cheeseburger at this clever Dublin pubTeenagers appear in court without legal representation due to solicitors strikeThe Airbnb equation has stopped adding up for Europe Principal who faked charity invoices to steal from school appears at committee hearing LATEST STORIESDrone almost struck Zelenskiy’s plane, says UkraineECB interest rate hike: What does it mean for you and your pocket?Son of Gerry Hutch is extradited on Government jet from Lanzarote to DublinMeasures to control health spending have ‘not had sufficient impact’ says MinisterThe Irish Open at Doonbeg plays perfectly into Donald Trump’s sole focus – making more money