There was a predictable mini furore this week in British media over Ireland footballer and Arsenal player Katie McCabe’s decision not to wear a poppy for a match last weekend. At this time of year, Irish people living in Britain sometimes feel the glare of attention over their decisions about wearing the poppy. I do not wear one but, of course, I have no issue with the Irish in Britain who do. It appears that the Daily Mail was the first British newspaper to report on McCabe’s decision to “DITCH” the poppy from her jersey last weekend in Arsenal’s match against Leicester. [ Finn McRedmond: Annual kerfuffle over the poppy does not point to an island ready for reunificationOpens in new window ]The Royal British Legion sells 30 million poppies each year.
