Sir, - Is it the normal policy of The Irish Times to print hate mail? I refer to the letter from Rory O'Hanlon (March 16th) which suggests that gay men deserve to die. Did you take into account the impact of such an inflammatory letter on, for example, the partner, family and friends of Robert Drake, who is currently in a coma following a savage beating? - Yours, etc., Eoin Collins,
Longwood Avenue, Dublin 8.