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. 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.