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The new curse is having to continually read about Mayo

Any chance of The Irish Times lifting it?

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Fri Jul 31 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – Any chance of The Irish Times lifting that new curse? Having to continually read about Mayo. – Yours, etc,

ULTAN Ó Broin,

San Francisco,

California.

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Sir, – When I saw the photograph on the front page of last Saturday’s Irish Times, I wondered if this was the sign I’ve been waiting for?

A predominantly red and green umbrella with the number 51 displayed on it – the year that Mayo last won the Sam Maguire.

Oh, what a prescient picture it turned out to be. – Yours, etc,

TOM LAVELLE,

Clybaun Heights,

Galway.