Sir, – Kindly allow me to thank George McNally (Letters, December 14th) for his sagacious hopes "that Taoiseach Micheál Martin stops using the absurd slogan 'A shared future', as no one knows what lies ahead for any of us in life."
What a relief. I’ll not bother relating those scientific alarmist reports about climate change indicators to my grandchildren’s futures so, or responding to medical science’s predictions for health outcomes, and get back to my usual “I’m all right” mé féin hedonism, as those chickens are unlikely to return to roost in the course of my span. I’ll just leave the engine running in the interests of my oil shares, and keep on digging until I hear the shovel clang on the underside of Uluru. Pass the eggnog. – Yours, etc,
DAMIEN FLINTER,
Headford,
Co Galway.
Sir, – May I suggest that George McNally is somewhat erring when he takes Micheál Martin to task for his use of the phrase “A shared future”. The argument proffered by Mr McNally, that none of us knows what lies ahead in life, doesn’t abrogate the aspiration of a shared future. Ask any bride and groom, for instance, as they exchange their wedding vows if not knowing what the future holds undermines or diminishes their commitment to a shared future. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL GANNON,
Kilkenny.