Stephen Kenny bids to plot Ireland course past Portuguese Men o’war

By the end of this week’s three-game window, Kenny will know for sure whether his own voyage into the top job in Irish sport has officially run aground

Manager Stephen Kenny during a Republic of Ireland training session at Estádio Algarve in Faro. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Perched high in one of Faro’s many squares sits a statue of Henry the Navigator, a 15th-century hero renowned for his interest in maritime and trade matters.

Everywhere Stephen Kenny looks in Faro, there are reminders of the region’s sea-faring culture, even at the Estádio Algarve where his team face Portuga tonight.