The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor. Wed May 20 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir,- I’m in sympathy with Mary O’Dwyer and the perplexing choice of light bulbs available (Letters, May 18th). However, a little humour helps as when I asked the assistant in my local hardware store recently about the difference between one or the other bulbs, she replied she hadn’t a clue “because you’d need a degree in bulbs nowadays”. A B. Lit perhaps? – Yours etc,JOHN GAFFNEY,Carrick-on-Shannon,Co Leitrim.IN THIS SECTION
