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Those who think the current Gaza campaign is “over the top” could usefully review other behaviour that was a lot worse and never faced the same criticism.
Up until this year, I have always supported the St Patrick’s Day charm offensive by our elected representatives, despite being acutely aware of the moral challenges involved.
Your report on the Government’s Deposit Return Scheme tells us a most pertinent detail – the State, by way of a private entity, will stick its hands in our pockets and take €1m a day – that is €365m a year – for a scheme many see as flawed and unnecessary (‘Deposit Return Scheme to collect €1m a day in returnable fees on bottles and cans from today’, Irish Independent, February 2.)
May I suggest that Irish politicians unite and cancel all St Patrick’s Day travels worldwide in solidarity with the Palestinian people?
There’s a radio advert running at present, sponsored by a well-known supermarket chain, basically saying that ladies’ Gaelic football ought to be played to full stadiums. The voiceover says that this is down to “inequality”.