‘Dublin’s unloved lanes’

A chara, – Further to “Dublin’s unloved lanes: are street closures the solution to antisocial problems?” (Analysis, January 12th), Harbour Court should have been closed 30 years ago or more. I had a small business nearby. Most if not all cities move their drug treatment centres out of the city centre, thereby removing the problem. This is not the only laneway in the city centre; there are many of them. Don’t venture in if you value your safety, believe me. – Yours, etc,

JAMES CARROLL,

Dublin 1.

Sir, – Since Dublin City Council has decided to close the T-shaped lane connecting Eden Quay with Marlborough Street and Lower Abbey Street in the centre of the city, I would like to offer a creative solution for its reopening in the future. Harbour Court could be integrated into the newly developed cycling routes funnelling cycling traffic through and from the quays. – Yours, etc,