Madam, - The murder last weekend of a 21-year-old man in the Border area has been condemned by Gerry Adams. But surely Sinn Féin has to bear some of the responsibility for what happened as it endorsed "punishment beatings" for 30 years and helped to create a climate in which gangs of men see fit to main and kill using bats and iron bars for some perceived greater good. When you create a monster you have a responsibility to control it. - Yours, etc,
ROBERT ASHE,
Dingle,
Co Kerry.