Madam, - Given that the Government wishes to prevent Aer Lingus being taken over by foreign interests, are we to assume that Denis O'Brien will register his shareholding as an Irish investor? - Yours, etc,
ADAM MAC NULTY, St Catherine's Road, Glenageary, Co Dublin.
Madam, - Did you hear the one about the tax exile whose fortune was made from the private sale of a state asset who then tried to stop the open and public takeover of another state asset by a man who lives, pays tax and works in the country? An Irish joke. - Yours, etc,
KEITH NOLAN, Caldragh, Carrick~on~Shannon, Co Leitrim.
Madam, - Regarding the recent headline acquisitions of Aer Lingus shares, may I suggest that, despite our customary scoffing, pigs at the trough are actually quite serious about flying. - Yours, etc,
BOB QUINN, Tuairín, Connemara, Co Galway.
Madam, - We're spoilt for choice. . .Ryanair or O'Brienair? - Yours, etc,
RHONA KELLY, Lough Owel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.