Orange and green

IF, ON first meeting him, you did not know his background, you could easily imagine Chris Thackaberry strolling down O’Connell Street in a Celtic jersey or coming home from Hill 16 on a summer Sunday having seen the Dubs lose from a winning lead for the umpteenth time.

His accent tells you he is a working class Dubliner.

Yet unlike many of the people he grew up around, the signs and symbols of Irish nationalism mean nothing to him.