A chara, - We in the Government-abandoned, infrastructurally neglected and resource-deprived north-west would have to agree with Ronan Keane's letter of August 3rd. I'm sure a fibre-optic cable on its own would solve all our defecits in this region. As long as the tourists (especially from within the Pale) are happy... - Yours, etc.,
Chris MacManus, Mountain View, Maugheraboy, Sligo.