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Stephen Kenny’s tenure as Ireland u21 manager got off to the perfect start earlier today with a 3-0 win over Luxembourg at Tallaght Stadium. Fans will be buoyed by the dominant display put on by Kenny’s kids, especially after the poor start to life under Mick McCarthy for the senior side who laboured to a 1-0 victory over Gibraltar yesterday. …

Stephen Kenny has outlined that Inter Milan defender Ryan Nolan is on the standby list for his 23-man squad to face Luxembourg at the end of the month. The promising centre-half was a surprise omission in Kenny’s squad which was announced on Thursday, given how highly he is rated at the Italian giants. Nolan is the captain of Inter’s U19s …

On Wednesday, Stephen Kenny named his first 23-man Irish U21s squad ahead of their European Qualifier against Luxembourg on March 23rd. The former Dundalk boss included 23 players in his squad with a mix of domestic standouts and young prospects impressing in both England and central Europe. With the plethora of young talent available to Stephen Kenny and the U21s, …

Stephen Kenny has named his first squad as Ireland U21’s manager ahead of their opening European Championship qualifiers against Luxembourg. The ex-Dundalk boss has named a 23-man squad ahead of his first qualifier in two weeks time, with 17-year old Spurs striker Troy Parrott fast-tracked to the side from the U19s. The squad also includes seven League of Ireland players …

After Stephen Kenny named his home-based training squad on Thursday many fans may still be wondering who the future senior manager has at his disposal. The majority of Noel King’s charges from the last campaign are now ineligible as they were born after the 1st of January 1998. Thankfully, Kenny has one of the most exciting pool of young Irish …

Irish U21s manager Stephen Kenny has explained that he will have “no preconceived prejudices” going into his new role and that his main objective is to “promote players that are Irish.” The former Dundalk boss took over from Noel King with the U21s in November and will become the senior manager in two years when Mick McCarthy steps away. With …

Irish U21s manager Stephen Kenny has given a positive update about potentially including U19s standout strikers Troy Parrott and Adam Idah in his upcoming squads for their European qualifiers. Parrott and Idah have both impressed for their respective clubs this season with the former grabbing 14 goals for Spurs’ U18s and the latter scoring eight times for Norwich U23s. Both …

Dundalk FC have appointed Vinny Perth as head coach alongside John Gill as the first-team coach following the departure of Stephen Kenny. Kenny left the Dundalk hot seat after four league wins in five years to take over the U-21 National side, with a view to stepping up into the role of Ireland manager after Euro 2020. Perth had been …

The Republic of Ireland U21s have been drawn in Group One of the UEFA U21 European Championship qualifiers. The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland this morning and the finals will take place in 2021 where Ireland will hopefully be present but they will face a tough task in getting there as they have been drawn in a tough group. …

John Anderson believes that Martin O’Neill’s time as Ireland manager was up and that the squad was devoid of ideas The former international believes the Republic’s recent showing against Northern Ireland proved how out of their depth the team had become as they were played off the park by a side that on paper looked inferior. “You look at players …

As Stephen Kenny departs from Oriel Park for the bright lights of the Irish U21s, it’s time for Dundalk to look ahead to the future and there’s already some interesting names being linked with the job. Irish U17s coach Mick Neville is the current frontrunner to take the job alongside Kenny’s former assistant Vinny Perth who is the second favourite, …

Dundalk FC have released a statement addressing the departure of their former manager, Stephen Kenny, who has taken up the vacant U-21 Republic of Ireland job.  Kenny who was unveiled to the media today as the new U-21 boss, has produced some superb work for the Lilywhites where he helped the Oriel Park outfit win four out of the last …

The FAI unveiled former Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny as the new Irish U21s boss at a press conference at the Aviva Stadium on Monday. Kenny takes over from previous manager Noel King and confirmed that he will be taking over the senior mantle from Mick McCarthy following the conclusion of Euro 2020. The 47-year old had a hugely successful tenure …

Well, who saw that coming from the FAI? After a quick turnaround between Martin O’Neill’s sacking and Mick McCarthy’s appointment, the plot took yet another twist in a scenario that nobody could have predicted. As anticipated, McCarthy will be installed as senior boss for his second spell, a process accelerated by the impending Euro 2020 draw in Dublin. Having seemingly turned …

Veteran League of Ireland manager Roddy Collins has hit out at the idea of Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny taking over the Irish mantle from Martin O’Neill saying the appointment would be “a disaster.” Speaking to Pundit Arena, the former Bohemians manager firmly struck down the idea of Stephen Kenny potential becoming the new Irish boss, claiming that the 47-year old …

Like many Irish football fans at present, Pat Fenlon is on the fence as to who should be the national sides next manager as he believes Stephen Kenny, and Mick McCarthy both have strong cases to put forward. The next Ireland manager is down to a two horse race between the pair, and Fenlon feels that both are equally as …