Sir, – It is with particular regret that I read of the imminent departure of the troika from our country, no doubt however to the delight of the indigenous political class who can get back to the ruinous unsupervised gombeenism that has masqueraded as leadership and democracy in the past. It has been a tough, but productive three-year period. – Yours, etc,
PADDY GILSENAN,
Dunganstown,
New Ross, Co Wexford.
Sir, – Colm Keena (Business, October 30th) is absolutely correct to point out that given the EU economic governance laws that have already been democratically voted for by our MEPs and Ministers, talk of "restoring our economic sovereignty" is simply "bogus faux-nationalistic nonsense".
The EU has always been about sharing sovereignty for mutual benefit. – Yours, etc,
AIDAN O’SULLIVAN,
Avenue de Armee,
Brussels, Belgium.