Where was Tracy’s tribute?

Sir - What a fantastic weekend’s racing we had at the Dublin Racing Festival. The competition was intense and the quality superb. The atmosherpe was electric and Leopardstown looked at its best.

On returning home it was nice to flick through a recording of the television coverage, to pick up on things we had missed. It was wonderful to see the terrific tribute to Robert Hall on his 37-year career with RTÉ Racing. All the comments and footage were well earned over such a career.

What was puzling was that there was no reflecton on another retiree, Tracy Piggott, after 30 years. This was compunded by the fact that another retiree last summer, after 50 years of broadcasting, Tony O’Hehir, did not (to my knowledge) get the same treatment.

As these people were, over the years, regarded as a ‘family’ in bringing racing into every home in the country, it is a pity that RTÉ did not treat them all equally. - Yours etc.,

Edward O’Brien Lynch

South Mall

Lismore

Co Waterford

Thanks from Prendergast family

Sir, - The family of the late Lesley Prendergast of Erindale, Friarstown, Kildare would like to thank most sincerely all those who sympathised with us on the recent loss of Lesley, and all who attended the wake and the funeral Mass in the Carmelite Church.

Thanks to everyone who gave Mass cards and signed the book of condolences, to our kind relatives, neighbours and friends, those who generously donated to St. Brigid’s Hospice, and to Glennons’ funeral directors for the professional and dignified way in which they carried out the funeral arrangements.

Thank you to Fr Praveen Lawrence, to singers Anthony McGorian and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, and to Bernie Sherlock and singers from New Dublin Voices.

As it would be impossible to mention every individual person, we trust this acknowledgement will be accepted as a token of our sincere thanks. Always in our hearts; loving husband Kevin, children Andrea, Penny, Louise, Anne, Norma, Amanda and Natasha, sons in law and grandchildren. - Yours etc.,

The Prendergast Family