10 METRO Thursday, October 8, 2009 D A lot of doe: Deer graze on Russias frozen Yamal peninsula, inside the polar circle. The way of life of the Nenets tribespeople who live there is under threat because under them is enough gas to heat the world for five years Picture: Reuters Let he without sin... Out of order: ODonoghue Am I the only one who feels sorry for John ODonoghue? So he went on a few junkets so what? He was legally entitled to claim all those expenses. Sure, some of them were a little extravagant, but they are simply the perks of a good job. He studied hard in school and worked his way into one of the countrys top jobs he should be allowed to reap the benefits. Everyone is just bitter about it now because were all a little cash- strapped nobody would have noticed this story if we werent in a recession. All parties seem to think very highly of him as a Ceann Comhairle, too, and now hes lost his job even though legally he did nothing wrong. As for morally? All you stone- throwers should leave those judgments to higher powers. He Who is Not Without Sin I agree with Louise from Whitestown Way. Shamrock Rovers fans seem to have no respect for themselves, their club or the wider community, if their antics last Friday are anything to go by. Clearly audible (on TG4 match coverage) racist chanting, multiple pitch incursions and a linesman being struck with a bottle. A shining example of what all Irish clubs should aspire to? Samus, by e-mail Tom OConnell should be removed from office after his comments in relation to public-sector pay. The Central Bank idly stood by for the entire Celtic Tiger period and let the retail banks run riot with unchecked lending practices. Their function as a watchdog was really that of a lapdog. How dare he make a statement such as this? What is his salary? What pay cuts will he be willing to take in the interest of the country? Off with his head and pull down the Central Bank and build a memorial to moral decency! PublicSectorMan, by e-mail To Paul, have you ever heard of GAA and hurling that must be a culture shock for you. Why dont you rejoin the British union and take the rest of D5 with you? Kev from D4 Bob The Builder, I too voted FF in 2007 based on lies. I lost my job in a small bakery. My friends used to call me Pat the Baker, now Im just Pat. Pat, rloPat, rlo To the guy with the dark hair and grey pinstripe suit who gets on the Maynooth train in Ashtown, I saw you looking at me, come say hello !:-) Commuter passenger, via text The Big Picture Dublins best-read letters page Metro Mail E-mail letters to mail@metroireland.ie with a name. Or text us. Text MAIL followed by comment and name to 53131. *Texts cost 30cent per message + standard network charges. SP. Oxygen8 Communications, Hospitality House, Cumberland Street South, D2. Customer service number 0818286606 talk to us In Brief Sendusyour txttxt MAIL to 53131* Does anyone know what is wrong with the No.8 bus. On Monday it never came and on Tuesday it came 20 minutes late. Now Im getting a detention off my chemistry teacher. Bit harsh? I get off detention if this is published. Mr Any chance Metro could stop printing the answers to the quiz directly under the questions? Its a pain trying not to look... Stingjay Can someone explain to me if san is an Irish word for saint. Shouldnt Jamess Hospital Luas stop be Naomh Samus? If its a mistake shouldnt Luas have rectified it by now? Boris I got a taxi on the morning of September 2. Nice man. When we got stuck in traffic, he started to count his takings from the night before. I lost count at 350, all in fifties; then he started on the 20s. Poor taxi men, my arse. JC Road rage: What is going on with this country? They want to reduce the speed limit around the city centre to 30kmh from Stephens Green to Dorset Street and this is to reduce the number of road deaths. Are they mental? I dont know about anyone reading this, but I work in the city centre and there are very few deaths in relation to car crashes. Where is the logic in this? Im sure if these geniuses do their research they would know that most road deaths occur on country roads, backroads and motorways. These are the areas they should be tackling... idiots! G McGuinness, by e-mail ...in their tracks: I started working in the IFSC in March last year and the Luas works are still not ready yet. How long could it take to put down a pair of rails and not even for such a long distance? One kilometre maybe? C, by e-mail Nicelink: Thank you to the extremely nice Nitelink driver on Friday night. You were so kind to the upset girl on the 15N. I wish there were more people like you out there! :-) LS index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html