The Editor,
Letters Page,
The Irish Times,
D’Olier Street,
Dublin 2.
Dear Editor,
So now we know, courtesy of Terence Reeves-Smyth, (letters 29th December) that, even if Dublin City Council sought the transfer of Fitzwilliam Square Park to the people of Dublin, the good old Earl of Pembroke would not so approve and the Park would remain closed to the wider [...]

(as published in The Village)
What Ireland Should be ? – For the moment I am going to leave that one, to my fellow Village contributors and, given their unfortunate dominance, to the great and the good who lecture, pontificate and broadcast to us every day, from what some still quaintly call our National Broadcasting Service; [...]

During his relatively short time in representative politics, former Councillor Chris Andrews, has undoubtedly acquired some of its worst attributes – an ability to ignore the facts, distort the truth and attempt to mislead the public.
So for the record let me correct some of the false impressions (Village 18th December) left behind by Mr Andrews. [...]

The Editor,
Letters Page,
The Irish Times,
D’Olier Street,
Dublin 2.
Dear Editor,
I am truly delighted that Kieran Mc Gowan (Irish Times 14th December) is “impressed every time he steps on to the beautiful Belfield campus”.