Unlike the naysayers, I’d see using body-worn cameras and facial recognition know-how as a optimistic step in tackling worldwide and nationwide criminality and terrorism.

Companies all around the world are utilizing facial recognition know-how as a way of safety within the office by figuring out staff, which ensures solely authorised staff acquire entry to the office and stop theft and fraud. It additionally helps to enhance customer support.

Facial recognition know-how is seen as extra dependable than biometric or handbook identification; it might not be 100% good, however what’s?

Why not use it at factors of entry to our nation on a pilot foundation, with a evaluation yearly, to see if it wants tweaking with strict oversight by certified know-how and regulation specialists?

The draw back of this know-how is it has problem figuring out folks with darkish pores and skin, or these with comparable options, resembling twins, or somebody who has had their faces altered indirectly, however a mixture of facial recognition know-how, biometric, and handbook ought to assist to make sure these applied sciences — together with a handbook course of — will assure security and safety for the overwhelming majority of atypical folks.

While there are those that rail towards these kinds of applied sciences, every day tens of millions of physique and facial options are uploaded onto web sites and platforms by atypical folks, globally, with none antagonistic or detrimental debate from those that decry using facial recognition know-how or body-worn cameras by our Guardians of the Peace.

Christy Galligan (retired Garda Sergeant)

Letterkenny

Co Donegal

The folks will need to have a say on neutrality

Regarding the style during which the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy is ready up, Margaretta D’Arcy’s conclusion that “the views of the citizens of Ireland are irrelevant” is comprehensible — ‘Citizens’ views are not relevant’.

To start with, there may be widespread suspicion about what’s behind the Government’s determination to arrange this discussion board.

Such suspicions are heightened by the discussion board’s construction which appears intentionally designed to make sure the suggestions that ensue are to the liking of senior members of the federal government.

Indeed, the web questionnaire is so lopsided it’s onerous to see how they maintain it from sliding off the web page.

In the Dáil, Tánaiste Micheál Martin preempted the discussion board’s work by questioning if the triple lock mechanism for deploying troops abroad was “fit for purpose”.

Regardless of what playacting is happening with all of this, what the folks should now be given is an assurance that any change to our neutrality standing can solely happen following a choice of the folks by the use of a referendum (which could possibly be held along with the pledged referendum on the fitting to housing).

With that assurance in place, the politicians can amuse themselves all summer season with their “Consultative Forum” whereas the remainder of us will relaxation simple in our beds within the data that the democratic course of will curb the exuberance of any formidable patriots in regards to the place.

Jim O’Sullivan

Rathedmond

Sligo

Need to sort out lack of public loos in Cork

We want public rest room amenities within the centre of Cork City. This is a large drawback and has been for fairly some time and is escalating to the extent that the town is smelling like a rest room drain.

With each facet road and nook you cross within the metropolis centre (together with St Patrick’s Street), it’s seemingly that you just’ll be confronted will a foul odor of urine.

This is just not adequate. Councillors and public representatives must step up and guarantee sufficient rest room amenities are put in place to handle this drawback.

There should be rest room amenities to cater for members of the general public, together with abroad guests within the metropolis, making an allowance for we’ve had 1.7m abroad guests to Ireland within the first quarter of 2023. It is probably going these guests will solely bear in mind Cork as a smelly metropolis — what a disgrace.

Timothy Daly

Togher

Cork

Medics have a proper to object underneath regulation

Rory O’Donovan tells us the selection of medical professionals to train conscientious objection and refuse to supply abortions should be revered — ‘Medics have a choice and right to say ‘no’, too’.

That alternative is already revered underneath our current regulation, which makes specific provision for conscientious objection underneath Section 22 (1) of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.

Section 22 (3), nevertheless, additionally makes clear that an individual exercising such a proper to object should make preparations to switch the care of their affected person to a different practitioner and permit them to avail of abortion companies.

Conscientious objection ought to by no means be weaponised and used to hinder entry to authorized healthcare.

Bernie Linnane

Dromahair

Co Leitrim

Unmarried moms and ‘sportswashing’

Golfer Padraig Harrington tried to attract a connection between “Irish unmarried mothers being locked up here as recently as 1996” and the merger of the PGA and LIV — with the ‘sportswashing’ of Saudi Arabia someway being an appropriate frequent denominator.

We can say and write something as reality now, it appears, even when it’s a bit off the wall.

Robert Sullivan

Bantry

Co Cork

Stand up — and level out — racism in sport

Racism in soccer, or any sport for that matter, is just not acceptable. There is a doable answer to this most cancers in our society, however that may depend on the co-operation of true soccer followers.

In the primary occasion, the participant who has been abused ought to cease the place he’s, put each fingers vertically within the air after which level on the abuser.

If you’re at a match and the individual beside you racially abuses a participant, it’s best to increase your hand vertically within the air after which deliver it down and level on the offender. Keep elevating your hand and bringing it down and pointing on the offender till the stewards take him away.

Cameramen ought to pay attention to this in order that they’ll zoom in on the offender rapidly. The identical would apply to the abuse of referees or match officers. The Government must make the penalty for such offences very extreme. 

Football golf equipment ought to enchantment to their followers to do that to assist stamp out this delinquent behaviour.

John Fair

Castlebar

Co Mayo