St Pat's starlet Darragh Burns says his dream is to play for Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland side after switching allegiance from Northern Ireland last month.
Raised in Stamullen in Meath, Burns represented Northern Ireland at underage level through his Belfast-born father having made waves at St Kevin's Boys in Dublin.
"It was Stephen Friel, the manager, (who made the approach)," said Burns, who later turned down the Republic's U17 manager Colin O'Brien.
