Irish Papers

I wish to congratulate Peter Franks for his article, "Irish Muck Raked" in Salient, 27 April.

It was to be expected that our local press would endorse the findings of Lord Widgerys tribunal. Yet evidence was conflicting and it was by no means clear as to who fired the first shot on Bloody Sunday, 30 January.

Until the publication of the "Pentagon Papers", our press generally favoured American policy regarding Vietnam. Since then, our press has been not so sure. It seems that we shall need an Irish "Pentagon Papers" before our press is convinced that official hand-outs are insufficient as a source of news.

Judith Bird.