Business up top, yacht-club party down below.
It is a scorcher all over most of Ireland today, and Dessie Dolan is not going for the full-on suit rig-out for his punditry brief on The Sunday Game.
The former Westmeath star was down at Fitzgerald Stadium for the Munster Senior Football Championship Final between Kerry and Cork, and he was dressed for the sun.
During a pre-match preview, on the pitch, as the Kerry boys warmed up in the background, Dolan looked the part with a crisp short-sleeved shirt. It was only as the cameras panned back that his white shorts and sandals combo became apparent.
Needless to say, the GAA-loving public were quickly on Twitter sharing their sartorial thoughts on Dolan’s get-up.
Looks like @dessiedolan is setting a new fashion trend on @TheSundayGame with his white first communion shorts & flip-flops #munsterfinal #KerryCork
— noel reidy (@noelreidy72) July 25, 2021
The temperatures have done damage to the usual wedding level suits you see pundits wearing on @TheSundayGame. Dessie Dolan now wearing sandals 🤔😂 #gaa
— Paul (@paulpmcg) July 25, 2021
Dessie Dolan looks like he has just walked of the Neighbours set with those flip flops
— Seamus McBride (@SeamieMcBride) July 25, 2021
Dessie Dolan would want a vise-grip to get that phone out of his pocket.#GAA
— Kevin Oliver Murray (@Kevnmur) July 25, 2021
Back in your box Dessie Dolan! #GAA pic.twitter.com/QfNw3W0Vbl
— Paddy O'Rourke (@PaORourke89) July 25, 2021
When RTÉ returned to their Croke Park studios, it was clear that host Joanne Cantwell and the panel there had already shared some words on Dolan’s bold fashion choice.
Cantwell threw a team selection question to Tomás Ó Sé but gave mention to Dolan, perfectly teeing up the former Kerry star.
“I’m surprised Dessie didn’t get a clip for wearing those sandals into Fitzgerald Stadium, and that one of the Kerry lads didn’t give it to him!”
Let Dessie shine, we say.
If this good weather keeps up, it will be good to keep track of the RTÉ pundits. Jackie Tyrrell, in particular, is not a man to be outdone when it comes to showing off a fashionable flair.
