Madam, – I believe that over the past two years Peter Sutherland has worked tirelessly on behalf of his country. At a very early stage of this horrendous financial disaster he spoke out with a clarity and directness that was sadly missing where our political leaders were concerned. Fintan O’Toole has once again used his column (Opinion, May 11th) to take a cheap shot at a person who, despite his success at an international level, has never abandoned his responsibilities as an Irish citizen. – Yours, etc,