Madam, - Our first thoughts, sympathies, and energies must be with the families and friends of the Dunne family. This is not a time for apportioning blame, but the tragedy in Monageer must shame us all.
The rush to judge an American culture for the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech should now be matched by an expression of disgust at our own culture, where pubs are open longer than official social support mechanisms. Action must follow. - Yours, etc,
ULTAN Ó BROIN, South Circular Road, Dublin 8.
