Sir, - There has been a report that Bertie Ahern, on returning to government, intends to give islanders off our coast special financial incentives to help them offset the higher costs of living on off-shore islands.
We sincerely hope that he will not forget that Charlie is an off-shore islander and could possibly do with a few extra quid in these hard times. - Yours, etc.,
Ballydehob, Co Cork.