A chara, - I've just listened to the 1 p.m. RTE news and it sickened me to hear the hypocrisy of John Bruton and our President, Mary Robinson, paying lip service to Michelle Smith's wonderful achievement in Atlanta. Where were these people just over one year ago when bet father, Brian, came on RTE seek. ing help and sponsors for Michelle?
If you wish to travel on the bandwagon, you must put your money where your mouth is. Over the winter months, I watched on TV as young Francis Barrett trained in a converted container; where were all the people with the money then I ask you?
Today (July 25th) I heard the Barrett family gather round a phone box in Galway to take a call from Francis in Atlanta. Surely it's not too much to expect Telecom Eireann to arrange something better than this. Just think of the publicity they would gain, out of it. - Is mise,
Fountainstown,
Co Cork.