Sinead exposes flaw in national character

WHAT is it in our make-up that makes Irish people so intolerant of difference?

Sinead O’Connor’s plea for understanding and sympathy (Irish Examiner, September 24) should not fall on deaf ears.

There is little doubt that in her life she has gone the road less travelled. Behind the occasional instance of unconventional behaviour, I have never had a problem identifying the hurt from the rage.