Madam, - A true republican will tolerate the orange victims' proposed march in Dublin on January 28th. A republic is an open democratic society, where citizens enjoy parity of esteem and the freedom to be different.The true test of a republic is the degree of unity attained and the degree of diversity retained.
Those who object to this orange parade are not republicans but fundamentalist nationalist fascists caught in a time-warp who view diversity and change as bad. - Yours, etc,
NOEL FLANNERY, South Circular Road, Limerick.