Sir, – I was intrigued to read that the Cabinet is set to approve plans for the new Irish passport redesign and a theme based on Ireland’s natural environment (“Irish passport redesign based on natural environment and extra security set to be approved by Cabinet”, News, June 27th).
Six years ago, I wrote to the Department of Foreign Affairs after I noticed a curious depiction of wildlife on my daughter’s then-new passport.
In a rural mountain scene like that in the west of Ireland, a largemouth bass familiar to the north American continent can be seen rising to the angler’s fly, rather than our own native brown trout or seatrout.
I never did receive a reply.
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Perhaps it’s a case now of the patient angler landing the fish? – Yours, etc,
JAMES KELLEHER,
Drumcondra,
Dublin 9.
