Sir, - Given his attitude to Northern nationalists, which of the Presidential candidates would Michael Collins "endorse" if he were alive? Would he support the attitude and behaviour of Fine Gael and its candidate towards Mary McAleese? And what message is the present vitriol sending to Northern unionists about the South's capacity to be inclusive? What message is being sent to the Northern nationalist community itself?
The playing of the "green card" by John Bruton and company dishonours the political and cultural tradition of Northern nationalists who have retained their identity despite being abandoned by the South a long time ago. - Yours, etc.,
From John McCarthy
Maynooth, Co Kildare.