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Colin Sheridan: The honeymoon is over for the tricolour

When Rhasidat Adeleke wins, I cringe when I see a tricolour thrown her way. Not because she has any history of ignoring it, but, should she drop it, or not see it, or drape it over herself the wrong way round, I know what’s coming.

Mon, 17 Jun, 2024 - 19:30

Colin Sheridan

Colin Sheridan is a writer and columnist. A former officer in the Irish Defence Forces he has extensive deployment experience as a peacekeeper with the United Nations, having lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia, West Africa, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine.

“A nation is an imagined community.” – Benedict Anderson

NOWADAYS, when you see an Irish flag hanging from a house, it evokes an uneasiness previously unimaginable. For so long, a tricolour poking out a bedroom window meant something good was happening. Like a World Cup, or a St Patrick’s day parade or the visit of foreign dignitary.

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