Marching orders

Sir, – A friend on holiday in Thailand recently met some US ladies who refused to refer to their current president by name and instead referred to him as P45, given that he is the 45th president.

What a shame the American P45 could not be served an Irish P45 and save the world a lot of misery. – Yours, etc,

BRENDAN MURTAGH,

Bunclody,

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Enniscorthy,

Co Wexford.