Keith Ward's ‘up and down’ relationship with Stephen Kenny

Stephen Kenny will succeed Mick McCarthy as Republic of Ireland senior men’s manager later this year.

Keith Ward, as adept at retailing a good yarn as he is at delivering a through ball, is recalling his “up and down” relationship with Stephen Kenny when the then Dundalk manager was kicking off his Oriel Park revolution and Ward was part — but, as it turned out, not a big part — of a glorious era in the making.