Sir, – Rory O'Callaghan expresses his disappointment (May 9th) that the Arbour Hill commemoration seemed to give more prominence to the Irishmen who died in the first World War than to those who gave their lives for Irish freedom. But this is fully consistent with the message from our governing politicians in recent times, that the main objective of any 1916 commemoration should be to avoid giving offence to our British neighbours.
In that spirit, I propose that it is high time we did due honour to the British general who ordered the executions of the 1916 leaders. We should relabel Leinster House as “Maxwell House”. This might even attract some commercial sponsorship of our legislature. – Yours, etc,
AODH Ó DOMHNAILL,
Charlesland Court,
Greystones, Co Wicklow.