THE condemnation by Emmet Dunphy and Nick Folley (Letters, August 13) of the hypocrisy of our collective attitude to the Russian invasion of Georgia was well made.

IN his letter (August 13), Emmet Dunphy asks where were all the Irish anti-war protesters when Russiaattacked Georgia?

IN his letter (August 13), Emmet Dunphy calls for mass demonstrations against Russian intervention in Georgia and accuses the anti-war movement of being anti-American.

IN 2003, somewhere in the region of 100,000 people in Ireland, and many millions more around the world, marched in protest at what they saw as the violation by the United States of the sovereignty of an independent country.