Simplex flashback

Sir, – While perusing your brilliant “60 Years of Simplex” supplement (June 22nd), I note that Simplex No 33 and 34 appeared…

Sir, – While perusing your brilliant “60 Years of Simplex” supplement (June 22nd), I note that Simplex No 33 and 34 appeared in editions dated May 21st, 2003 and May 21st, 2004. The mini pictures of your paper’s front pages from those dates, shown beside the crosswords, feature the following headlines: “Dublin’s Mater Hospital to shed 163 full-time jobs”, “Government to prevent ESB 10 per cent price rise” and “Financial watchdog warns bank directors”. Oh how times have changed and remained unchanged. – Yours, etc,

KEN ROBINSON,

Clonard Avenue,

Grenagh, Co Cork.