Stephen Kenny Ireland exit becoming 'a question of when not if' - Keith Treacy

The prospect of Stephen Kenny's tenure as Republic of Ireland manager coming to an end, as his contracts approaches its conclusion, has become 'a question of when not if', according to former Boys in Green international Keith Treacy.

Ireland's hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 are effectively over through the Group B route, compounded by defeats to powerhouses France and the Netherlands during the September window.

The backdoor route of a playoff is also uncertain due to the impact of the Irish side's current status in the UEFA Nations League rankings, meaning they will require as many higher-ranked teams as possible to qualify directly.

Following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to the Dutch, which means Ireland have now lost four from five in the qualifying group with three matches still to go, RTÉ analyst Richie Sadlier said that "there is no argument that anyone can make credibly saying that (Kenny) deserves a new contract".

The Ireland manager's contract runs until the end of the campaign and speaking on the RTÉ Soccer Podcast, Treacy feels that will also mark the longest-term end point to the Kenny era.

"I think it's basically a question of when not if, now. I think we all expect Stephen Kenny to go, if that's when his contract finishes then so be it. If it's over the next couple of days, hours, weeks or whatever it is then it could. But that's up to the FAI," he said.

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"I think if you're a manager from the outside looking in and you're interested in the Ireland job, you want to get in the