And not understanding the Irish situation, in ignorance, they may cut out your most important point. . Both the Irish Echo and the Irish Voice print their papers on Tuesday and Wednesday. So you want to fax them early on Friday morning first thing. The Irish Echo is a little more straight-laced then the Irish Voice. The Echo appeals to the older group, while the Voice appeals to a younger group.
Writers are the ultimate egotists, next to politicians.
Don't kiss their behinds, but again, use this to your advantage. You can't solve the entire situation in occupied Ireland in your letter. It's tempting, but confine yourself to what you are attacking or promoting. This is 10,000 times more important than checking spelling, etc. The papers can afford to make errors and other letter writers that oppose you, but you cannot afford to have even one tiny fact wrong.