Irish player tracker: Troy Parrott kept fresh as Jack Moylan catches eye with Cardiff

A four-game international window like no other is upon us and, for the most part, the football will be a footnote to the wider discourse.

After a delicate squad announcement last week that centred almost exclusively on Israel, Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson will be back treading familiar ground on Monday when his Ireland squad trains in Dublin for the first time in advance of Thursday’s Nations League game in Kosovo, and Sunday’s contentious clash with Israel in Hungary.