FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Dundalk v Maccabi Tel-Aviv - UEFA Europa League Group Stage - Group D - Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - 29/9/16 Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny celebrates after the match. Reuters / Clodagh Kilcoyne
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Mick McCarthy's second stint as Ireland manager ended on Saturday as the country's football association (FAI) announced he was being immediately replaced by Stephen Kenny.
Former Ireland defender McCarthy, 61, took over in November 2018 and was poised to lead them into last month's Euro 2020 qualifying playoffs before the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
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