Sir, - It is 10 short months to what should be the biggest world party. We live in an affluent society, so we can afford a celebration. Wet your finger; not a breeze. This is not how you build excitement.
I want hot air balloons that fly over Dublin and then across the country on that day and night. I want a full-rigged galleon to dock up the Liffey, reminiscent of the Spanish Armada. I want street parties, where people have made their own outfits - with the best costume to win a trip around the world. Competitions for the best buskers, street entertainers, etc. I especially hope the whole capital will be car-free, except for vintage cars, for at least two days, to salute the greening of the future.
The Lottery can pay. It is their business to make dreams. All I've heard so far is of bonfires on hills. This does not involve me. For one night can Ireland loosen her purse? - Yours, etc., Siobhan McCooey,
Old Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 11.