Stephen Kenny: Short-term contract makes no sense

Kenny said he was “pretty certain” about his continuity in the post for the tilt at reaching the showpiece in Germany in 2024

Stephen Kenny: ‘We’ve just sorted talking and everything will be ironed out in due course.’ Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Stephen Kenny has rubbished the notion of his contract extension being short term, labelling such a prospective proposal by the FAI as “unprecedented”.

The Ireland manager’s deal lapses in July, an unorthodox juncture given it arrives four games in to a six-match Uefa Nations League campaign against Ukraine, Scotland, and Armenia.