Trimble On The Republic

Sir, - Robin Bury and Derek Simpson say that "the broadcasting of the Angelus on the State public service station sends out a…

Sir, - Robin Bury and Derek Simpson say that "the broadcasting of the Angelus on the State public service station sends out a clear signal that this is a one-church society" (March 15th).

Every day at noon in Finland church bells peal on the state radio service YLE. Finland is over 90 per cent Lutheran Protestant. Finland is also predominantly mono-ethnic and monocultural. It is also typical of Nordic countries, democratic and liberal, and is also the least corrupt country in the world, according to the OECD's corruption index. - Yours, etc.,

Niall O'Donoghue, Narva, Finland.