Having read Lorraine Courtney’s article on eulogies and why they should be banned (‘It’s time to ban eulogies outright – funerals are not an open-mic night’, Irish Independent, March 13), I feel compelled to respond. I have no doubt Ms Connolly was speaking for the vast majority of people in what she said in her International Women’s Day statement. However, I have to agree with Ms Carey when she says it was not Ms Connolly’s role to say it. I totally agree with Ms Connolly highlighting the importance of international law, but I would like to ask her: Is the Irish Constitution not important? She goes on to say that Ms Connolly has made that job harder.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2026 13:20 UTC