Mescal’s shorts

Sir, – Seeing Paul Mescal’s photo on the front of Tuesday’s Irish Times, I wonder was I alone in being reminded of the Far Side cartoon where a man sitting on his bed has a sign on the wall advising “First pants THEN your shoes”? – Yours, etc,

BRIAN O’BRIEN,

Kinsale,

Co Cork.

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Sir, – Judging by correspondence with this newspaper, some Irish Times readers certainly feel short-changed by Paul Mescal’s risky new look. – Yours, etc,

CIANA CAMPBELL,

Ennis,

Co Clare.

Sir, – What happened the GAA shorts? Much more street cred in Mullingar than Milan. – Yours, etc,

MIKE MORAN,

Dublin 3.