DEMISE OF THE BERTIE BOWL

MARTIN LOUGHNAN,

MARTIN LOUGHNAN,

Sir, - Is it merely a coincidence that the demise of the "Bertie Bowl" was announced on the eve of the first anniversary of the September 11th attacks? On almost any other day, the cancellation of project would have been certain to dominate the headlines.

Another case of using September 11th to bury bad news? - Yours etc.,

MARTIN LOUGHNAN,

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Skerries,

Co Dublin.

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Sir, - Now that Bertie has accepted financial reality, is it not time for Charlie McCreevy to revisit the massive fiscal overhang of the SSIA scheme on the public finances? - Yours, etc.,

DAVID McDERMOTT,

Coolrua Drive,

Dublin 9.

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Sir, - When can we bowl Bertie out? - Yours, etc.,

GARY SPAIN,

Knockfield Manor,

Dublin 16.