Neil Lennon: 'Mercurial' Mikey Johnston is a real addition for Ireland

TRICKY CUSTOMER: Mikey Johnston of Republic of Ireland in action against Roberts Savalnieks and Alvis Jaunzems of Latvia during the international friendly at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Timekeeping isn’t Mikey Johnston’s biggest strength according to Neil Lennon but his former Celtic manager feels the “mercurial” winger’s addition to the Ireland set-up is opportune.

Johnston made his first two appearances for Ireland in the recent March window after engineering a switch from Scotland that Lennon recommended.