Madam, - Every year you give generous coverage to the Christmas swim at the Forty Foot in Sandycove, but many of your readers may not realise there is a serious side to this event. We hold a collection each year and, thanks to the generosity of the many onlookers this year, we are able to give €3,005 to Dunmore House, run by the Brothers of St John of God for mentally handicapped persons.
Sincere thanks to all those who contributed. Our very best wishes for the New Year to all of them. - Yours, etc,
JOHN FLEETWOOD, Sandycove Bathers' Association, Proby Square, Blackrock, Co Dublin.