CONOR HOURIHANE WAS called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time last month after putting in some magnificent displays for Barnsley.
But the skipper was cut from the provisional panel and didn’t make the plane to Austria. Afterwards, assistant boss Roy Keane said the Corkman needed to ‘do more’ to become a regular face in the Irish setup.
And Hourihane has certainly taken the advice.
Last week, the Championship Player of the Month for September set up all three of the Tykes’ goals against Birmingham.
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And today, the midfielder conjured his fourth league goal of the season – rifling home a magnificent left-foot strike to the top corner against Norwich.
It’s the kind of form that Martin O’Neill can’t really ignore and it seems inevitable that Hourihane will be part of the senior panel for the foreseeable future.
