Sir, – Approximately 48 hours in advance of another national demonstration against water charges and The Irish Times runs an article stating that the Government has given the troika a dressing down over the same issue ("Troika rebuked over water charges", December 8th). Considering that it is a number of weeks since the troika officials were in town, why is this news only emerging now? – Yours, etc,
GILES FOX,
Kilmacud,
Co Dublin.