Madam, – In An Irishman’s Diary (October 8th) Frank McNally states “Ivy Day passed almost unnoticed earlier this week”. He might well have added “by The Irish Times”.
In my capacity as Hon Sec of the Parnell Commemoration Committee I not only gave your newspaper advance notice of the Ivy Day wreath-laying ceremony by Felix M Larkin at the Parnell Plot, I subsequently made available a copy of the speaker’s address on Parnell and the press, and I provided digital picture coverage. – Yours, etc,