A chara, – While Pat Mullen (August 9th) is technically correct in stating that Ireland is part of what some refer to as the “British Isles”, his letter seems to suggest that he misses the point of the objection made by Keith Nolan (August 7th).
It is not a question of whether or not Ireland is among these islands, but rather a question of whether or not one is happy to prolong the use of this anachronistic and offensive term, which even our own Government, itself hardly a bastion of nationalism, does not recognise.
I suspect that Mr Mullen is perfectly aware of this, notwithstanding his mischievous attempt to hide behind semantics. – Is mise,
Dr GARETH P KEELEY
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