Memorial to 1916 British soldiers - Debate should be reasoned

CALLING for a permanent memorial to be erected in Dublin to British soldiers who fought and died in the Easter Rising is bound to be a highly sensitive issue.

Considering, however, the warmth of today’s new-found relationship between Ireland and Britain, the proposal should not be automatically ruled out .

Rather than greeting the suggestion with a negative knee-jerk reaction, it deserves to be debated openly and in a reasoned manner.