Restoring the Peppercanister

Madam, - Sylvia Thompson's article on St Stephen's Church ("the Peppercanister") set me thinking, possibly wishfully (Weekend…

Madam, - Sylvia Thompson's article on St Stephen's Church ("the Peppercanister") set me thinking, possibly wishfully (Weekend Review, May 10th).

It occurred to me that if everyone in Ireland named Stephen (after the church's patron saint), were to contribute or sponsor €5 each to the restoration of its facade, this pivotal building could still be the cherry on the Merrion Square cake for the next 200 years. - Yours, etc,

GINA MALONE, Frankfort Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6.