Opening of Aviva stadium

Madam, – Congratulations on the excellent supplement on the new Lansdowne Road Stadium (May 17th)

Madam, – Congratulations on the excellent supplement on the new Lansdowne Road Stadium (May 17th). Just as any sporting Irishman looks on Croke Park as a source of national pride, so too can we rugby and soccer supporters take pride in the new stadium. I look forward to bringing my young sons to a game soon.

My only fear is that the “prawn-sandwich” brigade get a huge allocation. I am sure that the genuine supporters will let their voices be heard and that the new Lansdowne Road will become a fortress once again. Viva Aviva Stadium! – Yours, etc,

JOE OSBORNE,

Craddockstown,

Naas,

Co Kildare.

Madam, – The “Aviva”. A gem wrapped in a jewel inside a palindrome. – Yours, etc,

PAUL DELANEY,

Beacon Hill,

Dalkey,

Co Dublin.