Larry Murphy. . . Bishops. . . GAA. . . Windfarms

August 14 2010 04:44 AM

IN response to Jim Boylan ('Ahern could have acted over rapist', Letters, August 13), I respectfully submit that while we are on the subject of time travel, we wonder if Mr Boylan would also like to relive other such important moments of Irish history such as Italia '90 and the Pope's visit of 1979.

Notwithstanding Boylan's assertion that such journeys would require "foresight, will, decisiveness, competence and caring attitude", the introduction of retrospective legislation, both in practice and in principle, is as impossible as time travel itself.

Andy Vallely
Dun Laoghaire

ONCE again your columnist David Quinn ('Case Against Bishops Lost Amidst The Hysteria', Irish Independent, August 13 ) provides a much-needed antidote to the ugly, baying media mob. David's journalistic role is analogous to the character Atticus Finch in 'To Kill A Mockingbird', the voice of calm reason amidst a sea of intolerant bigotry.

Thank God and the Irish Independent for that much-needed voice.

Eric Conway
Navan, Co Meath

DOES the GAA do any research before releasing statements? "The GAA has told the Government there is no need to insist in law that all their big games remain available on free-to-air TV channels." Does the GAA realise that most of its members in rural areas on the west coast of Ireland cannot view TV3 unless they subscribe to pay-to-view TV?

JIMMY MUSGRAVE
CAHERcIVEEN, CO KERRY

THE Greens have earmarked our electricity increases in the form of a public-services levy for more windfarms. In the face of last winter's bitterly cold, windless weather, wind turbines proved almost useless. The Greens are undoubtedly headed for political suicide, but must they take recession-stricken Ireland with them?

John-Patrick Bell
Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim