Sir, - This is my last word on the above topic. The Carton Estate should have been acquired, restored and maintained for the use and benefit of the State and Irish people. The finance was there to do so, which makes it all the more a pity. Lord Edward Fitzgerald would have thoroughly approved.
What is happening at the moment is nothing short of a tragedy and will be greatly regretted. - Yours, etc.,
Mary O'Connor, Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4.