During the months Seán FitzPatrick spent in the courts in 2017 he would often go for a walk during the breaks of what became the longest criminal trial in the history of the state.  On occasions, he would bump into a gardener in the nearby Phoenix Park, and the two would chat about plants, the seasons and everyday events.  This was the other Seán FitzPatrick, the man who was friendly, curious about other people, and down-to-earth.  It was far from the somewhat brash public persona who became a poster boy of the financial crash when Ireland’s banking system collapsed in…

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