Madam, - In last Saturday's Weekend Review Rónán McDonald reviewed a number of Irish literary periodicals. Towards the end of his review he made a very false statement: "Based on these examples, Irish periodical culture is in good health." He writes this about a periodical culture which, uniquely in the Western world, does not contain even one periodical of ideas in which thoughtful citizens might discuss the world they live in. - Yours, etc,
DESMOND FENNELL, Maynooth, Co Kildare.