Ryder Cup image of Ireland is a distortion

MICHAEL MOYNIHAN’S hatred and disapproval of the Ryder Cup 2006 (Irish Examiner, GolfPlus, September 22) has given me immense psychological comfort — there are now two people in the whole country that truly believe this event is nothing short of a vulgar portrayal to the outside world of our so-called economic success.

This pomp, extravagance, style, glamour and fashion, with images of convoys of private jets at Dublin Airport, heli-pads near the venue, Iraq-type security and exorbitant capital used to stage the event, might satisfy the Government’s obsession to sell Ireland as a thriving nation.

The Ryder Cup 2006 image of Ireland is a contradiction and distortion of how at least 90% of our citizens are surviving economically.