Madam, - Darragh Bollard (January 5th) has noticed what looks like a silver fáinne on the lapel of US Democratic presidential contender John Edwards.
Readers may be interested to learn that it is, in fact, an Outward Bound pin worn in honour of his son Wade, who died in a car accident in 1996.
Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent educational organisation with approximately 40 schools around the world. Its programmes aim to foster personal growth and social skills by using challenging expeditions in the outdoors. - Yours, etc,
JEANANN COX, Macken Street, Dublin 2.