Sir, - The Taoiseach is right to be annoyed that Sky News links Britain and Ireland together in its foot-and-mouth coverage. However, he should not be surprised. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, it is believed that Ireland is still a part of the United Kingdom.
The Republic's football team is often referred to as being British and in Argentina, when people wanted to show displeasure with Britain during the Falklands war, the statue that was vandalised was that of Padraig Pearse. - Yours, etc.,
Brian Lenaghan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.