Madam, - Before sitting down to watch the Israel-Ireland soccer match I had just applied the final coat of emulsion to the kitchen ceiling.
During the game - a dull and tedious affair - I occasionally glanced up at the ceiling to see how the pain was drying. To my eternal shame, I must confess that I got marginally more enjoyment out of watching the paint dry than I did from watching the match. - Yours, etc.,
PAUL DELANEY, Beacon Hill, Dalkey, Co Dublin.