The emergency call to James McClean to give him full involvement in his final international window might just give younger members of Stephen Kenny’s squad a last chance to be in the company of a player who has been there and done that in terms of qualifying for a major tournament.

McClean is the only member of the travelling party for Amsterdam with experience of contributing to a campaign that ended in success for the Republic of Ireland. His pal and fellow Derry man Shane Duffy made his big breakthrough during the Euros in France; he didn’t feature on the road there.

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