Damien Duff broke a bone in his foot during Newcastle's most recent Premiership game and has had an operation on it. Surgeons stated that he will be out of action for at least 6 months , as it will be that long before he is able to train again. Therefore he is out of the Republic of Ireland's next three qualifiers including the away games in Czech Republic and Slovakia .
This is according to Sports reports on this morning's media.