Catechism of election clichés

Sir, – What was the nature of the austerity and who were the people disproportionately affected by it? It was savage and they were ordinary. – Yours, etc,

DONAL O’KEEFFE,

Fermoy,

Co Cork.

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Sir, – What will I not get involved in? Personalities.

What will I focus on instead? The issues.

What non-imaginary issues will I focus on? The real issues.

In particular, what carbohydrate and dairy-related issues will I focus on? The bread-and-butter issues.

In relation to mental capacity, what word describes the Irish electorate? Intelligent.

What will I not insult? The intelligence of the Irish electorate.

Apart from intelligent, what other word describes the Irish electorate? Sophisticated. – Yours, etc,

JACK MONTGOMERY,

Blackrock,

Dundalk,

Co Louth.