Sir, - I recently passed through Dublin Airport on my return from holidays. I was struck by a large advertisement, which stated: "Aer Rianta Duty Free/Euro Bonus Shopping. Prices stay the same, just a new name."
Given the recent consternation in the Duty Free Association and its dire warnings about 2,000 job losses, it's ironic that business will continue as usual for shops in the former Duty Free locations. It shows two things:
1. There is life after duty-free for these businesses.
2. The fact that these businesses are prepared to continue to offer duty-free prices shows the large profits they were making for many years, courtesy of a concession made at the expense of the Irish taxpayer. - Yours, etc.,
Eoin Costello, Abberley, Killiney, Co Dublin.