MICHAEL CULLEN,
Madam, - So Roy Keane is retiring completely from representing his country on "the unequivocal advice" given by his doctors.
Sir Alex Ferguson's honorary doctorate was bound to come in useful one day. - Yours, etc.,
MICHAEL CULLEN, Albert Park, Sandycove, Co Dublin.
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Madam, - Thank God surgeons have succeeded where all else seemed to have failed. They have removed a troublesome infection from the Irish soccer squad.
I hope this is the end of the of the matter for all of us who have suffered unnecessarily over the past months. Now let Brian Kerr get on with the Irish team, which regrettably had been reduced to a one-man entity by many. - Yours, etc.,
BRIAN DAVITT, Harbour Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin.
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Madam, - If patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, how might we describe the man who denies his country a few hours' service so that he may better serve a foreign p.l.c? - Yours, etc.,
BRIAN LOONEY, Woodlawn Road, Killarney, Co Kerry.
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Madam, - Your coverage of the Roy Keane saga, in the present world climate, is disproportionate to the point of obscenity.
However, there is a fascinating and terrible parallel between his decision not to play for Ireland and Ireland's forthcoming decision whether or not to back the US on Iraq: he who pays the piper calls the tune. - Yours, etc.,
LIAM J.McMULLIN, Manor Court, Knocknacarra, Galway.
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Madam, - Hip? Hip? Who? Roy! - Yours, etc.,
XAVIER MAHER, Lyons Road, Newcastle, Co Dublin.