Stephen Kenny will be without seven players for todays match with Wales in Dublin.
In the last few moments, an FAI statement said "A player – who cannot be named at this time - tested positive on Friday after a negative test on Monday but his case is not related in any way to that of the backroom team member who tested positive on Monday last. Talks with the HSE late last night identified four other players as close contacts of this positive case and they have been stood down from the matchday squad for today’s game against Wales."
With the problems earlier in the week which saw Aaron Connolly and Adam Idah ruled out due to their close contact with the back room staff member who tested positive, this is a real hammer blow for Stephen Kenny in just his fourth game in charge.
The FAI went on to lay out the the series of events that brought us to this point
Before the news came out that the management would be drastically short on players to pick from, Kenny spoke to the media saying that his charges were capable of taking on the best teams
Kick off at the Aviva Stadium is at 2 o clock
