DAN REDMOND,
Sir, - It is gratifying to know how many well intentioned citizens are worrying about the preservation of that heap of rubble which represents Carrickmines Castle. I wish their concern and attention would be focused on buildings which represent Ireland's golden age, an era of decency, generosity, and sacrifice.
I write of the Towers and Spineblock apartments of Ballymun, which are now in pristine condition due to the efforts of Dublin Corporation, which has spent a fortune on cleaning and painting them after deciding to pull them down. - Yours, etc.,
DAN REDMOND, Ballymun Road, Dublin 9.