Sir, I write this letter from Dublin’s Beckett Bridge, where I am stuck

Sir, – I write this letter from Dublin’s Beckett Bridge at lunchtime on Wednesday. I am stuck, with the bridge blocked on the other side (there was no indication coming on to the bridge that this was the case). A lady in front of me is distressed as she has two children with additional needs in the car, and a man has made it known he diabetes and really we should ring an ambulance now as he has no supplies (how he thinks it will get near him is another matter). There is talk of reversing off the bridge, but the postman beside me is a little petulant in this regard. Various men are shouting. There is one young, beleaguered garda awaiting orders while noting every bridge bar the East Link is blocked. I myself am all right, I have a book and a drink so it’ll be okay. I can only, for now anyway, laugh at the irony that those protesting about fuel prices and availability are engaged in such a monumental waste of it to make their point. Judging by those around me at present they haven’t garnered much sympathy. – Yours, etc,

NIAMH BYRNE,

Richmond Road,

Fairview,

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Dublin.

Sir, – On Wednesday morning I spent 25 minutes at a bus stop in Donnybrook, Dublin, waiting for a southbound bus, watching a screen that bore no relationship to the truth, as buses counted down on the screen before disappearing off the grid. Luckily, I was within walking distance of home. Donnybrook garage, as I passed, was a hive of activity, with buses coming and going, none apparently being rescheduled to run south and facilitate people at the increasingly crowded bus stops along the route. One would expect on days such as these that Dublin Bus would make a special effort to provide an extensive, accurate service. It would appear the opposite was the case. – Yours, etc,

DAVE ROBBIE,

Booterstown,

Dublin.

Sir, – I note from your reporting that there were apparently some slow-moving convoys on the motorways during rush hour this week. I can’t say I noticed any difference from a typical weekday. – Yours, etc,

RICHARD BANNISTER,

Maynooth,

Co Kildare.