Rejuvenated Brady bidding to seize opportunity

Amidst all the talk about Shay Given’s return and Mark Noble’s potential arrival, the presence of Hull City’s Robbie Brady at training in Malahide all week has slipped under the radar.

For so long acknowledged as a rare Irish player with genuine creative abilities, the 22-year-old Dublin native slipped out of the spotlight last season due to a combination of groin and hip problems that required surgery.

The cost was prohibitive for the youngster. The bones of half a season all but wiped out. He trained two days before the FA Cup final against Arsenal but just wasn’t quite fit enough to earn a place in the squad for the big day.