'To do it for my grandfather, would be a dream' - Kevin O'Toole embraces Irish call-up

O’Toole’s grandfather emigrated from Dún Laoghaire in 1958. His sister Jillian was first to activate her Irish roots for football by joining Treaty United this season and her brother is the bolter among Heimir Hallgrímsson’s squad this week.

IRISH ROOTS: Kevin O'Toole is hoping for a long international Ireland career. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Ireland’s last US-born resident to debut for Ireland, Joe Lapira, entered a unique type of folklore so Kevin O’Toole is intent on ensuring longevity to his Ireland carer.

Everything about the Lapira cameo in 2007 chimed with the chaotic end to Steve Staunton’s era, from how he was nominated through an FAI employee and the swiftness with which he strayed from the picture.