Sir, - Those brave patriots who gave their lives so that the Irish Republic could be a reality must be turning in their graves at the current state of affairs.
Drug addiction has reached epidemic proportions. Violent crime is becoming an everyday occurrence and the jails are filled to overflowing, yet the Naval Service may have to decommission a ship because it cannot raise a crew of 44 able-bodied seamen. - Yours, etc., Edward D. Rafferty,
Grogans Road, Wexford