Jack Moylan’s Ireland rise shows how League of Ireland is reshaping the national team

Jack Moylan at Republic of Ireland Squad Training, La Finca Resort, Alicante, Spain. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Fri May 15 2026 - 06:00 • 4 MIN READIt’s a sign of the times. Six of the current Republic of Ireland squad training under the Spanish sun at La Finca resort this week made their way into professional football via the League of Ireland.“If I went [to England] when I was 16 I would have been home when I was 18,” explained the uncapped Jack Moylan ahead of Saturday’s experimental friendly against Grenada in Murcia.

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Jack Moylan’s Ireland rise shows how League of Ireland is reshaping the national team

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