Respect the flag

WHY must successful Irish sportspeople (and other nationalities also, I admit ) be smothered in the national flag. It is then abused as scarf, towel, wrap-around shawl, or bunting.

It was sad to see the flag end up at the bottom of an English pond during the Ryder Cup celebrations, though, to his credit, Paul McGinley did retrieve it after his dunking. Let’s celebrate national (and European) victories, but leave the Tricolour to fly aloft as intended.

Ted Neville,