Sir, – The misrepresentation of Éamon de Valera in the RTÉ series Rebellion, as outlined by Siobhan de Paor (February 5th), is nothing new. We all remember how he was portrayed in the film Michael Collins by a sinister Alan Rickman, wandering around the west Cork hill farms like a highly strung version of Gollum, casting spells by his very presence.
The poor man made the mistake of surviving. – Yours, etc,
EUGENE TANNAM,
Firhouse.
Dublin 24.
Sir, – I was disappointed that Bruce Forsyth, the Beatles, and Clyde, the orangutan from the Clint Eastwood film Every Which Way But Loose, were not included as characters in Rebellion. True, they played no part in the historical events depicted, but surely they would have added to what RTÉ would no doubt describe as underlying dramatic truth. – Yours, etc,
PATRICK HOGAN,
Dublin 8.