Madam, – I was saddened and disgusted to hear that Portmarnock Golf Club has succeeded in keeping its membership men-only. Regardless of the Supreme Court ruling, the words Portmarnock Golf Club will always be synonymous with a backward looking misogyny.
Imagine if the club was open to Irish men only, or to white men only? There would be public outcry – but nobody seems to raise an eye-brow at discrimination against women.
Ireland has changed since I left it 10 years ago, but not enough it seems. – Yours, etc,