A seasonal splash

Sir, – I am deeply disappointed that Boris Johnson did not join An Taoiseach and friends jumping in at the Forty Foot on Christmas Day ("Taoiseach, partner and thousands of others take part in Christmas day swims", News, December 25th). Perhaps if the location had included the word "cliff" he would have been in there like a shot. – Yours, etc,

ULTAN Ó BROIN

Florence, Italy.

Sir, – Clearly in the interests of public health and safety, it is time to make wetsuits mandatory at the Forty Foot Christmas swim in Dublin.

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All that exposure to the flashbulbs of photographers cannot be good for the skin, and all that skin cannot be good for the eyes of the bystanders. – Yours, etc,

CHRISSIE BYRNE,

Sandycove, Co Dublin.

Sir, – Fair play to Leo. With his knack for the photo-op, he looks set to out-Bertie Bertie Ahern. – Yours, etc,

MARY RYAN,

Dublin 8.