Madam, - I think it is time to redefine some terms commonly in use in Ireland today for the purposes of clarity and, God forbid, honesty. These terms are:
Political parties: People in business suits who look after the interests of business people in suits.
Dáil debates: Rehearsals for a play that will never open.
The News: Sports coverage and celebrity gossip occasionally interrupted by world events.
The minimum wage: The amount below which it is illegal to pay but at which it is impossible to live. (They'd like to pay you less but it's against the law.)
Reality TV: The shortest amount of time it takes for the human finger to reach the off button.
The rich: A group of people who hate to be reminded that they have too much money.
The poor: A group of people who are constantly being reminded that they have too little. - Yours, etc.,
JOHN HANAMY,
Upper Rathmines Road,
Rathmines,
Dublin 6.