Sir, - The criminal gang that murdered Veronica Guerin must be feeling the heat just now. They may even wish that they had a political wing like that other criminal organisation, the IRA, to act as apologists for their murderous activity.
Some journalists and politicians here in the Republic have been telling us for some time that we must welcome Sinn Fein as worthy members of the democratic family, even without any decommissioning of illegal weapons. Lets hope "Warehouse Man" or "The Monk" do not sprout a political wing, perhaps a new party might be called Criminals Alone, lest the aforementioned journalists and politicians would have us embrace that party to our bosom, just like Sinn Fein. - Yours, etc.,
6 Shanid Road, Kenilworth Park, Dublin 6W.