Roundabouts. . . Pickets. . . Truism. . . Funny. . . Fair
Monday March 02 2009
GIVEN the differences of opinion now arising from using the correct lane at roundabouts, Anne Murray's suggestion (Letters, February 24) of an education campaign is a good one. Hopefully, it would also target the many drivers who indicate incorrectly at roundabouts (to my mind a far more dangerous practice than being in the wrong lane) and save us all from many hair-raising experiences.
Vivienne Holmes
Clonfanlough, Athlone
I NOTE with interest Blair Horan's claim of 100pc turnout for last Wednesday's pickets by the CPSU's 13,000 members ('Civil servants to step up action', Irish Independent, February 27). I hope they can maintain the same impressively low level of absenteeism when they return to their jobs.
Gavin Ward
Stoke Newington, London
WHILE waiting for a bus in Kildare Street, I observed two government ministers going into Leinster House and the "Peter Principle" sprang to mind.
In his treatise, 41 years ago, Dr Laurence J Peter claimed that "Every person tends to rise to his level of incompetence" and that " . . . in time every post tends to be occupied by a person who is incompetent to carry out his duties."
Mattie Lennon
Blessington, Co Wicklow
AM I alone in thinking it hilarious that RTE would schedule the movie 'Cliffhanger' directly after Brian Cowen's speech to the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis on Saturday night?
Barry Keane
Glendalough Park, Cork
THE Leaving Cert points system, whereby students generally sit three languages, favours those good at languages. Even if Batt O'Keeffe is not convinced that bonus points for maths will result in many more students taking the subject at higher level, such a weighting would bring greater fairness.
Tom Kindlon
Castleknock, Dublin 15
