Jack Byrne: 'It didn’t help that Mick McCarthy got sacked 15 minutes after my debut'

Byrne has rejoined Shamrock Rovers after being frozen out by Cypriot club APOEL following McCarthy's sacking

Jack Byrne has rejoined Shamrock Rovers as a free agent on a two-year deal after parting ways with Cypriot club APOEL eight weeks ago, eight months into a two-and-a-half-year contract. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Jack Byrne says he has no expectation of regaining his Ireland squad place for the March friendlies.

The diminutive midfielder has rejoined Shamrock Rovers as a free agent on a two-year deal after parting ways with Cypriot club APOEL eight weeks ago, eight months into a two-and-a-half-year contract.