Sir, – Talking down to ordinary citizens could hardly be a more foolproof strategy to grow support for political beliefs our elected representatives view as unacceptable.
Perhaps the next time a member of the Oireachtas is attending a more socially acceptable protest – such as to decry planning permission for housing in their own constituency – they might pause and reflect on how well treating voters as “deplorables” worked out for American society and politics. – Yours, etc,
SEAN MEEHAM,
Donnybrook,
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Dublin 4.
Sir, – According to Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman, the Government has a moral and legal obligation to provide shelter and no citizen can object (“Nobody has veto on who lives beside them, says Minister”, News, November 24th).
However, it would appear that there is a right to object for some. In 2014, his Government colleague Josepha Madigan objected to a site on Mount Anville Road in Dublin being developed for Traveller accommodation, even though it was earmarked since 1985 for that purpose. – Yours, etc,
KARL MARTIN,
Bayside,
Dublin 13.