‘I was born in Dublin, but I’m from Cork. I grew up in Fermoy and was there until I went to Southampton, so I’m not a Dub’

‘I was born in Dublin, but I’m from Cork. I grew up in Fermoy and was there until I went to Southampton, so I’m not a Dub’

It’s the morning before the Ireland U-21s take on Hungary, Joe O’Brien-Whitmarsh pauses for a moment and looks down at the coffee table.