Northern Ireland confident of retaining Ceadach O’Neill as update expected

Michael O’Neill has fast-tracked the Arsenal teenager. 

Michael O'Neill is aware that the Derry native is a target for the Republic. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

An update on Ceadach O’Neill is expected today, with Northern Ireland increasingly confident of retaining the Arsenal teen in the face of interest from the FAI.

Michael O’Neill fast-tracked the attacker, who only turned 18 in April, into his senior squad for the summer friendlies against Guinea and France, providing his first pair of caps.