Sir, - Cian Byrne (October 27th) remarks on the differences between some Irish doormen and their counterparts in European holiday destinations (the former determined to keep you out of the bar, the latter determined to get you in).
Might I suggest that the difference is not cultural, but rather due to the lack of any real competition for customers (a feature common to many services in the capital). - Yours, etc.,
John Nash, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4.