Sir, – I find myself typing a letter I never thought I would compose, in which I categorically state that I fully agree with the late Margaret Thatcher’s advice to then Northern Ireland secretary, Peter Mandelson when she stated, “You can’t trust the Irish, they are all liars” (Breaking News, April 17th).
Given that her interactions and dealings were primarily with politicians and the permanent government of senior civil servants, she is merely reflecting what everyone in Ireland knows to be true based on the evidence of the last few administrations. – Yours, etc,
DECLAN BANNON,
Greenane,
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Dunshaughlin, Co Meath.