Political mergers

Sir, – I disagree with Nick Strong’s call (December 12th) for a merger of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. What Ireland requires urgently is for the many talented younger TDs and Senators in Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour to form a new centrist party – and leave the old fogies behind. – Yours, etc,

DECLAN FOLEY,

Berwick, Australia.

Sir, – Might Dick Spring’s concept of a “rotating Taoiseach” finally come to fruition? That question may be answered sooner than we think. – Yours, etc,

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PAUL DELANEY,

Dalkey, Co Dublin.