Sir, – Is it not truly amazing that a “Gamble responsibly” ad popped up on my phone the very day the ESRI incisive analysis of a detailed survey revealed that the true figures for problem gambling in Ireland are far worse than we had assumed previously (“Gambling a problem for one in 30 adults in Ireland, higher than previously thought, says ESRI”, News, October 5th)? I must file that ad with the other one we see so often in the media, that “Drink responsibly” one. That’s grand so. – Yours, etc,
PATRICK JUDGE,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.