A chara, - I wonder if Mr Ahern is worried. In recent days several thousand Irish people have been returning from their Far Eastern odyssey - where they will have been exposed to a modern, clean and efficient public transport system. As they re-enter gridlock, Irish style, will they begin to doubt their Government's ability to provide an alternative to the daily misery of the commute? - Yours, etc.,
PAUL BOWLER, Grosvenor Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6.