Madam, - I have noticed a worrying tendency on the part of the media, both broadcast and print, to refer to St Patrick's Day as "Paddy's Day". I cannot imagine that the Scots have an "Andy's Day" or the Welsh a "Davy's Day" or the English a "Georgie's Day".
Please put a stop to this dreadful practice at once. It offends my sensibilities! - Yours, etc.,
MUIREANN HOURIHANE,
Oswald Road,
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Sandymount,
Dublin 4.