Sir, - Marianne Mays (April 13th) should be reminded there already exists the potential for a no-cost, litter-free Ireland: it's called the family. If each child is properly taught at home (and encouraged at school) to care for the environment, that ingrained trait would continue through adulthood. Thus, no litter on roadway, fields, pavements, public transport, etc., except for that left by inconsiderate tourists themselves. Until that idyllic time, towns might consider daily pavement and street-washing similar to the practice in Paris, where tourists are everywhere but litter is minimal. - Yours, etc.,
Jeanette F. Huber
Scilly, Kinsale, Co. Cork.