Sir, – Regarding the launch of Des O'Malley's memoir Conduct Unbecoming, your newspaper notes that "A galaxy of luminaries from the former political party was in attendance, including its three former leaders, Michael McDowell, Mary Harney and founder leader Des O'Malley" ("PDs gather for founding leader's book launch", October 29th). Shouldn't that be "three of the party's five former leaders"? Or do Ciarán Cannon's (2008) and Noel Grealish's (2009) albeit ephemeral periods as leaders of the once radical, but now redundant, PDs not count? – Yours, etc,
PAUL DELANEY,
Dalkey,
Co Dublin.