Sir, – Harry Williamson (September 23rd) wonders if we have overlooked the millennial commemoration of Brian Boru’s death on Good Friday 1014. Here are a few suggestions towards putting that right. 1. Brian’s Day . . . Diageo-sponsored celebration of National Drowning Our Sorrows Day (responsibly, of course). 2. The Dubs vs The Danes – The Rematch! (under New Compromise Rules – no last-minute cynical beheading). 3. 1013 – The Extra Time Controversy National Forum chaired by Diarmaid Ferriter. 4.Revisioning Clontarf – Score or Miss? Fintan O’Toole’s controversial book with startling Hawkeye revelations. 5. Good Friday – Bad Friday? Theme for the Sinn Féin Gathering.
It’s a start. – Yours, etc,
JOHN QUINN,
Stradbally North,
Clarinbridge,
Co Galway.