Madam, - John Hume's towering influence in the Northern Ireland peace process is only one of his many significant achievements on the national, European and international stages.
His greatest legacy must be the ability to put civil, political and human rights above short-term political gain. This could only have been done by someone with an inner strength and determination greater than that possessed by any of his political opponents. It stands in sharp contrast to the politicians of the DUP, who have blocked progress for decades in an effort to secure local political dominance. - Yours, etc.,
Cllr CHRIS ANDREWS, City Hall, Dublin 2.