A Chara, - It is with continuing annoyance I note your paper referring to Anthony O'Reilly as "Sir". Titles such as this have no place in a republic.
While I admire Dr O'Reilly's achievements and laud the British Government for honouring him, his obsession with using this elitist prefix undermines his own achievements by suggesting he has achieved what he has through patronage from a foreign throne. Nothing could be further from the truth. - Is mise,
Roger Sweetman, Grove Gardens, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.