Sir, – Geoff Scargill's claim (June 17th) that Fianna Fáil was "the party that drove the State into the worst financial crisis in its history" ignores the reality that the opposition led by Fine Gael, supported it and actually sought greater expenditure.
Also, while Fine Gael “may have garnered increasing respect for us on the world stage”, what about the price paid by the weakest and most vulnerable in society and at the cost of huge unemployment here?
It bears saying that the reason the figures for the unemployed are not so much higher is because of the vast numbers who had to leave our country to find employment.
There is little hope for the future if the present Government is being touted as better than the previous one. It seems that delusion is the name of the game regarding Irish politics. Hopefully a new party will emerge that will engage with looking after our own people before seeking the approval of the undemocratic European Union. – Yours, etc,
MARY STEWART,
Ardeskin,
Donegal Town.