Week of rituals and partings

Madam, - Your columnist Kathy Sheridan is always a joy to read - honest, perceptive, down-to-earth, brave enough to censure the…

Madam, - Your columnist Kathy Sheridan is always a joy to read - honest, perceptive, down-to-earth, brave enough to censure the scams and scandals in society and always writing with the courage of conviction.

But in her column of May 29th, "A week of rituals and partings" she really excelled herself. It was a delightful piece, - poignant, tender, touching truly written from the heart with an amalgam of emotions that must appeal to parents everywhere. - Yours, etc.,

VERA HUGHES, Moate, Co Westmeath.