Drainspotting

Sir, – Surely if Dublin City Council is concerned about noise disturbing people in the city centre (and elsewhere) it should tackle the issue of rattling manhole covers that blight people’s working and domestic lives.

There appears to be absolutely no system in place to ensure a speedy repair, no matter how loud these covers become and, of course, no consequences for the utilities that own them.

Meanwhile readers might wish to know that Irish Water has taken over responsibility for the manhole covers that were previously the responsibility of Dublin City Council! – Yours, etc,

SEAN FINN,

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Kilmainham,

Dublin 8.