Madam, - In the context of current international sensitivities, is it really smart to be drawing attention to the "connectivity" of Shannon? - Yours, etc,
TERENCE FERRY, St Catherine's Avenue, Dublin 8.
Madam, - The controversy over Shannon Airport can surely be resolved by a simple but imaginative strategem often pioneered by Ryanair elsewhere. Simply rename Shannon Airport as Dublin (West) and develop it as Ryanair's new European hub - thus resolving the chronic overcrowding and overcharging at Dublin about which Ryanair so often complains. Were it not for unionist opposition, Ryanair might well have re-branded Belfast Airport as Dublin (North) by now. - Yours, etc,
FRANK SCHNITTGER, Red Lane, Blessington, Co Wicklow.