Sir. – I'm sure that over the festive period The Irish Times in Tara Street is manned by a skeletal staff, plus the office cat. It must have been the latter that chose to place a large photograph of two bottles of Scotch malt whisky to illustrate the article "Irish whiskey producers seek EU funding to break into Asia" (December 31st). – Yours, etc,
KEN MAWHINNEY,
Dublin 16.