Sir, – I wonder if Lord Haddington, a 19th-century viceroy, ever thought that a road on the southside of Dublin city would be called after him, let alone that an Irish government agreement with the trade unions would bear his title.
It is said that Lord Haddington was a man who said nothing, did nothing and was nothing. Perhaps.
Let us hope that the Haddington Road Agreement will go further than that and be successful. JFKs words, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country”, might be an appropriate maxim to be applied to the agreement. – Yours, etc,
JOE MURRAY,
Beggars Bush Court,
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Sir, – Rodney Devitt (Letters, May 25th) welcomes the revised Croke Park Agreement having a Dublin 4 title. It may imply class but will those with class, ie the teachers, accept it? – Yours, etc,
JACK MORRISSEY,
Acorn Road,
Dublin 16.