Originally Posted by
Eirambler
And to add to that none of Christie, Robinson or O'Dowda were developed through the Irish system. He is right that we had a real drought after 1992, it's great to have players coming through now but there is a huge gap that they need to fill.
1997 looks like a particularly weak year, only Ogbene and Jimmy Dunne really but there are a number of 1998 born players that could still develop into internationals including Masterson, Kelleher, Ronan, Doyle Hayes and Elbouzedi.