Remembering Padraic Colum

Madam, - Coming up to the 25th anniversary of the death, in 1972, of the gentle Longford-born poet, Padraic Colum, let's hope there'll be more to commemorate his name than the news (Liveline, RTÉ 1, Nov 1st), that trouble on Halloween night turned Padraic Colum Heights, Longford Town, into a "no-go" area. - Yours, etc,

CLÍONA NÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN,

Edenvale Road,

Ranelagh,

Dublin 6.