Madam, - In a country in which much that passes for political discourse comprises self-serving, self-righteous soundbitery, pre-packed by expensive spin-doctors and served up by posterior-licking journalists, Noel Dempsey is a gem of truth and integrity.
Whether he was right or wrong in the recent argument, I am deeply impressed with the wholly non-Machiavellian, committed and straightforward way that he presented his case. Far from embarrassing his political colleagues, as some commentators are saying, he would do no end of good for their popularity if he could teach some of them to forsake their usual mealy-mouthed perfidiousness and actually come out and tell us what they really thought. - Yours, etc.,
A. LEAVY, Shielmartin Drive, Sutton, Dublin 13.