‘Rosetta’ and the comet

Sir, – While it is fascinating to hear of the involvement of Irish scientists in designing a probe to land on a tiny comet 500 million kilometres from Earth ("Scientists ready for mission to land probe on comet", November 12th), I wonder why we on Arranmore cannot receive fibre-optic broadband. We are only 4.8 km from mainland Ireland. – Yours, etc,

MARIAN QUINN,

Arranmore Island,

Co Donegal.

Sir, – Throwing a washing machine at a rock – isn’t that going a bit far? – Yours, etc,

OLIVER McGRANE,

Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16.