Higgins Lands Chief Scout Role

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Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has made a further addition to his backroom team. 

Ruaidhri Higgins has left Dundalk, where he was assistant manager, to become chief scout and opposition analyst under Kenny. 

Damien Doyle and Kevin Mulholland also join the backroom team.

Players and staff from Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians and Derry City will undergo another round of COVID-19 testing on Monday. 

All results from the first round of screening for the European qualified clubs were negative.