The decline of Grafton Street

Madam, - The proposal to designate Grafton Street as an Architectural Conservation Area is like shutting the stable door when…

Madam, - The proposal to designate Grafton Street as an Architectural Conservation Area is like shutting the stable door when the horse has bolted (The Irish Times, January 27th).

Last year a friend from Scotland expressed a wish to visit Grafton Street for the first time in many years. For me, seeing the street through a visitor's eyes was a complete embarrassment. For her, it was a great disappointment.

In future we will confine our sightseeing to the many places in and around Dublin that we can be proud of. - Yours, etc,

MARY OVEREND,

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Brighton Avenue,

Dublin l8.