Uncapped Ed McGinty and Josh Keeley primed amid Ireland's back-up goalkeeper crisis

IRELAND'S CALL UP: Shamrock Rovers' Ed McGinty is expected to be called up to the Ireland squad. Pic: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane.

Derry City’s Brian Maher has been ruled out for another 10 weeks but his fellow member of the goalkeeping union, Ed McGinty, is primed for an Ireland call-up.

Injuries to Caoimhín Kelleher’s understudies Gavin Bazunu and Max O’Leary have shrunk the back-up options for Thursday week’s World Cup playoff semi-final in Czechia.