Sir, – My heart goes out to Brigid. Over the past few days she has been dragged from pillar to post, made to carry cross and cauldron and, just today, I heard her name being invoked in a radio advertisement for a grocery chainstore.
What did she do to deserve this? – Yours, etc,
JOHN MacKENNA,
Royal Oak,
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Co Carlow.
Sir, – I’m asking the Government to consider awarding a bank holiday in honour of my wife. Everyone says she’s a pure saint for putting up with me. – Yours, etc,
JOHN McDWYER,
Carrick-on-Shannon,
Co Leitrim.