A chara, - I read with horror in The Irish Times (October 4th) that Mary McAleese is planning her campaign with the aid of a map made by the multinational company Michelin. Meanwhile, in the very Phoenix Park where she hopes to take up residence, the national mapping agency, The Ordnance Survey, struggles in competition with Michelin to keep 300 Irish men and women in jobs. - Yours, etc.,
Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.