The car journey takes him past no-name towns and soulless business parks.
Three times a week he makes it, leaving his house at 2pm, getting home at midnight, Crossmaglen to Rathdrum, Armagh to Wicklow, two hours door to door if he’s lucky, four hours if he’s not.
Driving allows him time to think. If you spend 60 days travelling 12,000 miles through five counties, the heartland will reveal its secrets, the sight of football posts in places as diverse as Crossmaglen, Ballymun, Greystones, Rathdrum.
