Sir, - Anyone who is confused about the reasons why Irish teenagers are winning the league in the consumption of nicotine and alcohol should go to any suburban drinking barn on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. There they will see little Darren O'Gargle and Samantha McTipple inhaling second-hand the equivalent of a packet of 20 cigarettes while they watch their parents get tanked. - Yours, etc.,
Donagh O'Grady, Foxborough Downs, Lucan, Co Dublin.
