Sir, – Stephen Collins in “President Higgins has set a dangerous precedent” (Opinion & Analysis, June 23rd) mentions that in 1976 Paddy Donegan, then minister for defence, “had to resign from the cabinet” over his remarks about President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh in October.
This is incorrect.
In fact, taoiseach Liam Cosgrave retained Donegan as minister. He demoted him in December in a cabinet reshuffle and in February 1977 he was appointed minister for fisheries. – Yours, etc,
VINCENT McGLOUGHLIN,
Ann Ingle: Deliberately going out of my way to move for no particular reason has never appealed to me
Gerry Thornley: How about an alternative look at Ireland’s Six Nations win over England?
Is Ireland anti-Semitic, an outlier of tolerance or in the middle ground?
How risky is it to buy a second-hand EV?
Greystones,
Co Wicklow.
Sir, – Paddy Donegan did not resign – his resignation was rejected by taoiseach Liam Cosgrave.
In fact, it was Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh who resigned the presidency following the incident. – Yours, etc,
GARY BARRETT,
Loughglynn,
Co Roscommon.
