Sir, Brian J. Dwyer's timely letter (April 11th) regarding our woefully inadequate signposting reminds me, as a major player in the West of Ireland tourism trade, of my fruitless attempts to persuade Galway County Council to sign the road to Ros-A-Mhil clearly, for aspiring tourists who wish to use the ferry services to the Aran Islands.
Obviously the laryngitis I developed in dealing with the problem has been more than matched by the deafness with which my requests were perceived, and by the aforementioned members of my local authority. What is more paradoxical is that my solution, to finance signposting personally, was rejected out of hand.
This country's tourist trade, and my company's financial survival, does not need the negative feedback of agitated, confused and angry tourists induced by the indifference of the local authority to the problem. My own sense of direction is abysmal what of my global tourist who wishes to travel to the Aran Islands? The universally understood boat logo sign denoting any port (in this case, Ros-A-Mhil) would considerably aid the flow of tourists to the islands and resolve the travel problems of my customers. Yours etc Director, Island Ferries Teo., Clynagh, Carraroe, Co. Galway.