A Chara, - I note that Ruairi Quinn argues that David Byrne's appointment as EU Commissioner was motivated by political expediency - the desire to avoid a by-election rather than the national interest (The Irish Times, July 8th).
I wonder is the Labour leader's failure to move the writ for a byelection in Dublin South Central in the national interest or purely politically expedient in order to sort out internal divisions in his party. - Is mise,
Malcolm Byrne, Gorey, Co Wexford