Athletes deserved designer wear

Much had been written about the abysmal performance of our male athletes in track and field events at the London Olympics — reasons and excuses abounded.

No one has considered the awful singlets and long johns worn by the Irish athletes. This must surely have robbed them of self-esteem.

The dull green singlets, with straps no wider than a bra halter, clung from emaciated white bodies, dejected and despairing, like a wet towel on the clothesline of an Irish summer’s day.