Madam, – Like Ireland, Iran observes a moratorium on political campaigning 24 hours before polls open. Unlike Ireland, Iranian political parties take this opportunity to remove election posters. Perhaps attitudes to posters indicate how efficiently a country operates? – Yours, etc,
Madam, – Candidates in our recent elections might say they have done well in promptly removing their campaign posters.
What they would say if asked about the volume of plastic ties abandoned on and beneath the structures that held those posters would be more interesting. – Yours, etc,
Madam, – How do we expect to rid ourselves of our dreadful litter problem when our political leaders continue the disgraceful habit of discarding most of the cable ties on the ground or leaving them on poles etc? There are more than 20 such ties on the road at the roundabout beside our house and many more in the flower beds.
Could we allocate different colour ties to each party in future and prosecute the offenders? (The only candidate’s team I could see taking away cable ties was Eleanor Roche’s) – Yours, etc,
Madam, – It was refreshing to see that you can be elected, and top the poll without using election posters: the candidate in question is councillor John Gallagher of Dublin’s south west inner city. – Yours, etc,
Madam, – While cycling between Dun Laoghaire and Beaumont one evening, I observed 87 separate pieces of plastic cable ties, which were used during the election campaign, on the ground. This was on the left hand-side of the road only.
It’s definitely time for a change! – Yours, etc,