Stephen Kenny praises example of Conor Hourihane for booking 'first flight to Spain' after play-off

Kenny is already without eight players for various reasons as he aims to get the first win of his tenure at the 12th attempt

Barnsley's Alex Mowatt (left) and Swansea City's Conor Hourihane in action during the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi final, second leg match at Liberty Stadium. Picture: Nick Potts

Stephen Kenny has hailed the example shown by Conor Hourihane in taking just one day off between the Championship play-off final at Wembley and his international commitments.

Instead of preparing for the upcoming European Championship finals, Ireland’s failure to navigate through the play-offs late last year has rerouted them to Spain for a training camp.