Sir, – The new “In brief...” section of the online letters page is a welcome addition. If only more people would take the time to write shorter letters. – Yours, etc,
NEIL FORSYTH,
Adamstown, Co Dublin.
Facing the music
Sir, – Frank McCartan (October 11th) has highlighted an annoying trend of loud music in all aspects of the hospitality industry. It reminded me of a concierge in a Las Vegas hotel who laughingly answered my question “Where can I go for a quiet drink?” with the reply “Not in this town”. Perhaps Las Vegas has spread beyond the hills of Donegal! – Yours, etc,
ENDA CULLEN,
Armagh.
Roy Keane’s autobiography
Sir, – Diarmaid Ferriter reckons Martin O’Neill “should dump Roy Keane as soon as possible” (Opinion & Analysis, October 11th). I’m sure that Prof Ferriter was delighted to see that, after his shave, there was less of the hair apparent about Roy. – Yours, etc,
KEVIN O’SULLIVAN,
Letterkenny,
Co Donegal.
Sir, – In your online reports following the Gibraltar match there was not one mention of whatshisname.
That’s what I call a result. – Yours, etc,
JOHN McANDREW,
Moira,
Co Down.
Figures of note
Sir, – It’s all very well having the likes of Julius Caesar, Joyce and Yeats on the euro notes (October 13th) but with the current standing of the currency, perhaps Charles Dickens’s Mr Micawber would be more apposite. He was financially feckless yet forever optimistic, always believing something would turn up. – Yours, etc,
FRANK GREANEY,
Formby,
Liverpool.
Vegetarianism and veganism
Sir, – Further to recent correspondence, veganism is not yet universally recognised.
A young woman was at a dinner in a Dublin hotel on Saturday evening and had rung the hotel beforehand for an appropriate Vegan menu. At the dinner, when the waiter approached her table for her order, she said “I’m vegan”, to which he replied “Oh, hi! I’m Sean”. – Yours, etc,
JOHN RISELEY,
Killiney, Co Dublin.
Water meters
Sir, – In Tim O’Brien’s article of October 10th (“Some householders having trouble reading water meters”), Irish Water is quoted as saying: “By reading the cubic meter reading, your reader will get an accurate reading of his water consumption”.
From this, I understand that when Irish Water asks me to provide my PPS number, I can respond that it is a long number with a letter at the end. This answer will be completely accurate. Perhaps not very precise though. – Yours, etc,
CONOR KELLY,
Cork.