Madam, – Is it too late to prevent the usual tsunami of paper waste which washes over the country during every election in Ireland?
Many other countries have banned the overuse of political posters, leaflets and flyers and instead provide an agreed public location in each village and town where details of all the valid candidates in that constituency can be clearly posted, in limited numbers. For the sake of our national purse (and sanity), never mind the environmental concerns, we can ill afford the crazy sight of party activists racing each other up every lamp post as soon as the flood begins! – Yours, etc,
Madam, – At this advanced stage of information technology and electronic communication, surely the day of the poster on the lamp post is long past.
According to its mission statement (2005), RTÉ’s mission is “To grow the trust of the people of Ireland as it informs, inspires, reflects and enriches their lives”. I note in particular two of its four objectives: to inform the Irish public by delivering the best comprehensive independent news service possible and to enable national participation in all events.
I suggest that in the absence of election posters, RTÉ would fulfil its mission statement admirably by giving every election candidate brief, equal, quality time to present herself/himself on radio/television. It would also encourage us, voters, to vote reflectively and conscientiously.
And what a blessing it would be ecologically, environmentally, economically and aesthetically. – Yours, etc,