DECLAN DANAHER,
Sir, - Could someone please tell me what the various religious orders which have sold off convents and lands to developers in recent years have done with the money?
Wouldn't it surely be better to use these lands and buildings for the common use of the public - for example, parks, sport facilities, workshops and training facilities for the under-privileged, medical centres?
Considering that these lands and buildings were donated or funded by the generosity of generations of Irish people, I believe the religious orders have a duty towards the common good of the people. - Yours, etc.,
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DECLAN DANAHER,
Hamilton Court,
Seaview Terrace,
Dublin 4.