Madam, - E.F. Fanning (November 21st) finds it ironic that political parties failed to support the Sinn Féin Dáil motion on reunification while, at the same time, "their newly discovered republicanism" was manifested in proposals such as the restoration of the Easter military parade, the Collins 22 Society, etc.
It should be self-evident that any call for reunification that is led by Sinn Féin can only raise serious concerns among the unionist population, who haven't had much time to forget 30 years of terrorism.
Perhaps the "newly discovered republicanism" he refers to is, in fact, the manifestation of a very different understanding of the concept - one that is not steeped in terrorism, thuggery and criminality. - Yours, etc,
PETER MOLLOY,
Haddington Park,
Glenageary,
Co Dublin.