Common Language

Sir, - As a temporary measure and in the interests of peace and goodwill, should not the use of both the English and Irish languages…

Sir, - As a temporary measure and in the interests of peace and goodwill, should not the use of both the English and Irish languages be avoided in the new Northern Ireland Assembly, and all business conducted in good, old-fashioned, but completely neutral American?

Not only would this honour US Senator George Mitchell, it would also avoid the need of translators for the majority of the people of Ireland. - Yours, etc., Desmond Keating,

Millbrook Court, Dublin 6.