A chara, – In response to Pearse Doherty TD’s reply (June 29th) to my original letter (June 28th): notwithstanding Mr Doherty’s genuine efforts in the recovery of this country and his calling of a spade a spade, when others are afraid to, I find it ironic if not tragic, that the party he represents has a history of a conflict that Tone strived throughout his life to avoid.
Tone used force to bring about a united Irish Republic; this force was directed at legitimate targets. This lamentably is a far cry from the tactics employed by the same group who make up a large proportion of the legacy of Mr Doherty’s party.
Indeed, it can be said that one striking similarity can be observed between members of Mr Doherty’s party and Tone; that is the vigour with which they both pursued their agenda while not distinguishing between “Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter”. – Is mise,
SAM QUIRKE,
Church Street,
Killaloe,
Co Clare.