Sir, – The real culprit in the Charlie Haughey affair is Allied Irish Banks (AIB). In 1979 AIB wrote off a debt in excess of £1 million which was owing by Charlie Haughey to the bank. If AIB had pursued Haughey for the amount owing and got a judgment against him, then if he was unable to pay, he would have been adjudged a bankrupt, disqualified from Dáil Éireann and his political career would have come to an end. – Yours, etc,
MATTHEW
Mac GABHANN,
Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2.