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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Sport
Mark McCadden

Ireland ace Eiran Cashin on how paperwork and sanctions held up his debuts at club and international level

Sitting in football’s equivalent of the waiting room is nothing new to Eiran Cashin.

Ireland’s latest Under-21 star had to be patient before finally making his debut in Monday’s 3-1 win over Montenegro - a result that edged the Boys in Green ever closer to a spot at next year’s European Championships.

Born in Mansfield and with a Leitrim grandmother, his application for an Irish passport wasn’t as straightforward as it should have been.

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