Madam, - "I am one of the few remaining socialists in Irish politics." Would Bertie Ahern care to name the others - the greater to determine what he means? - Yours, etc.,
OLIVER McGRANE, Marley Avenue, Dublin 16.
Madam, - Now that the Big Bad Wolf has been banished, little Red Riding Hood can come out to play. But wait: Is that a tail I see beneath the cape? - Yours, etc.,
GERARD LEE, St Agnes Park, Dublin 12.
Madam, - Obviously, Bertie has decided he's going to get full marks from here on in for his every utterance. And why not? It's a pity, though, that he started off by mixing up his Groucho with his Karl. - Yours, etc.,
JOHN NEWMAN, Dublin 11
Madam, - Vaclav Havel used to refer to Czechoslovakia and its "socialist" government as "Absurdistan". This might be a relevant term to apply to Ireland today - what with our "socialist" Taoiseach, our non-ideological Tánaiste and our Minister for Tourism who declares that "Rip-off Ireland" is a myth. - Yours, etc.,
DECLAN CASHIN, North Great George's Street, Dublin 1.