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Kenny's background 'not that important' to O'Neill

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11/3/2026, 6:26:55 PM

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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says new call-up Eoin Kenny's family connection to the Republic of Ireland is not something he considered before bringing him into the senior squad for this month's Nations League fixtures against Ukraine and Hungary.

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