Sir, – Denis Gill’s analogy is flawed (May 22nd). “Irish grown” vegetables means vegetables grown in Ireland. “Irish driven” taxis does not mean taxis driven in Ireland, it means taxis driven by people born in Ireland.
I would be very concerned if people were encouraged to choose vegetables based on the birthplace of the farmer who grew them, or indeed the grocer who sells them.
As one of the millions of Irish people who depends on the absence of such xenophobia abroad, I sincerely hope that is not the way things are going “back home”. – Yours, etc,
Sir, – Denis Gill, “On cabbages and cabbies” (May 22nd), tries to compare promotion of Irish grown produce, something which benefits the economy and all denizens of the State, with a cab driver’s campaign to protect the interests of a select group within the State.
One campaign is inclusive and seeks to benefit all whereas the other is at best exclusive and at worst plain bigotry. What is good for the cabbage is good for the cabbie and the country, whereas what is good for the Irish-only cab campaigners is only good for cabbages ie, green, occasionally loathsome but always dull vegetables. – Yours, etc,