Richie Towell: ‘I set goals every season and earning an Ireland cap is one’

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Richie Towell: ‘I set goals every season and earning an Ireland cap is one’

Richie Towell. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Unlike 2012, when Stephen Kenny rescued his career, Richie Towell will understand why a reunion at international level might be beyond him.

The midfielder didn’t write off winning that elusive senior cap by returning home to Shamrock Rovers this week but recognised that prioritising his family could weaken his prospects.

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