Farewell to Mrs McAleese

Sir, – Well done on your Presidential piece (Editorial, November 10th) it is beautifully written and well fitting of the lady…

Sir, – Well done on your Presidential piece (Editorial, November 10th) it is beautifully written and well fitting of the lady herself, whom I will miss greatly. – Yours, etc,

AEDAN OCONNELL

Tilmont Avenue,

Baltimore,

Maryland, US.

Sir, – Yes, you are right in your Editorial: President Mary McAleese built bridges along with her husband Martin.

How should we recognise the achievement of these two ambassadors of Ireland? We should finish a bridge that has been started across Carlingford Lough joining North and South close to Mrs McAleese’s home in Rostrevor.

What better symbol than a bridge called the Mc Aleese Bridge jointly funded North and South promoting tourism and bringing together communities? – Yours, etc,

BRIAN O’NEILL,

Mount Avenue,

Dundalk,

Co Louth.