Straight to the POINT

÷ OUR gardaí are to be commended for their prompt response in dealing with protesters outside Health Minister Simon Harris’s family home. Such protesters consistently fail at the ballot box. Thankfully their action has been condemned by all people who value democracy. STEPHEN KEARON, Ballinaclash, Co. Wicklow.

÷ A COUPLE of weeks ago a red panda escaped from Belfast Zoo. This weekend a chimp had a go. It’s well known that animals and birds move before impending danger. Are they trying to tell us something before Brexit? VAL DAVIS, Crosshaven, Co. Cork.

÷ THERE are simple solutions to Brexit regarding customs. We can have trucks fitted with barcodes and scanned the same way as when you drive around the M50. DAVID HENNESSY, Dublin 4.