Madam, - I read with fascination the unprecedentedly long letter from Sean Dunne ( August 24th) and I am astonished.
Mr Dunne says that he is about to submit his application for retail, office and residential development in Ballsbridge. Yet only 10 weeks ago Dublin city councillors comprehensively rejected the rezoning of these sites in Ballsbridge (not one voted in favour). Many councillors stated clearly that the proposed rezoning had nothing to do with planning for the public good and everything to do with making money for developers.
I hope that city management will respect the decision of our elected representatives when they receive Mr Dunne's application. - Yours, etc,
J. LEAHY, Ballsbridge Wood, Dublin 4.
Madam, - One hopes that Seán Dunne's plans for his Ballsbridge sites are more concise and less extensive than his letter (August 24th) so that he may avoid an epitaph similar to one written by Abel Evans for a famous baroque architect:
Under this stone, reader survey,
Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's
house of clay
Lie heavy on him, Earth! For he
Laid many heavy loads on thee!
- Yours, etc,
DAVID WHITE, Collinstown, Co Westmeath.
Madam, - I wish to echo the sentiments expressed by Pat Creedon and Des Doris (August 25th) decrying the length of Sean Dunne's letter of August 24th. While I respect Mr Dunne's right to protect his business interests, surely the place for such a massive missive (all of 1,927 words) was in a stand-alone opinion piece. My disappointment at the inclusion of such a lengthy letter was compounded by the fact that my own contribution on the ragwort saga (all of 123 words) was not published on that day (or subsequently). - Yours, etc,
GREG SCANLON, Ballycasey Manor, Shannon, Co Clare.