Richard Dunne believes the future is bright for Ireland with Evan Ferguson set to spearhead the team for years to come.
Since Stephen Kenny became Ireland manager in 2020, he's placed a huge emphasis on promoting young players with the likes of Nathan Collins, Gavin Bazunu and Jason Knight all becoming first-team regulars during Kenny's reign.
Arguably the pick of the bunch has been 18-year-old Ferguson who has had a breakthrough season for Brighton scoring 10 goals in all competitions as the Seagulls secured European football for the first time in their history.