Alan Kelly joins Damien Duff in exiting Ireland set-up

Republic of Ireland goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly pictured at training last October. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Turbulence continues to thwart Stephen Kenny’s best-laid plans after his goalkeeping coach Alan Kelly followed Damien Duff out the exit door.

The pair of former internationals were the only members of Kenny’s backroom team he hadn’t previously worked with before taking the role last April and the fallout from the November Wembley-gate incident has brought matters to a head.