Philly McMahon: ‘Every time I get a Dublin jersey it’s a chance to ease a small bit of pain and suffering for someone’

In person, Philly McMahon is measured and thoughtful, a considered speaker, a committed activist for the greater good.

In caricature McMahon is the Dublin footballer as enforcer, an assassin with a quiff, prowling Croke Park. He’s aware of the cartoon imagery which swirls about him, though he also acknowledges that for some Dubs, the image and reality mesh.