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Martyn Turner’s cartoon on anti-immigration protesters hit the nail on the head

Supreme irony, so to speak

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Sat Jun 13 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – As usual Martyn Turner hits the nail on the head (Cartoon, June 12th). A few months ago two foreign students were assaulted outside a fast food outlet, apparently, for conversing in their native tongue. Their assailant, without any recognition of the supreme irony of his words, shouted: “You’re in Ireland now; speak English.” – Yours, etc,

Dave Robbie,

Booterstown,

Co Dublin.