Hoolahan calls time on Ireland career

Many in Ireland feel that 43 caps was not enough for a player of his calibre, indeed there were four years between his first call up and his second, but the Norwich man insists he has no regrets. 

Speaking to the 'Irish Independent' he said: "I don’t feel frustrated that I won the number of caps I did, or that the Ireland thing came late in my career. I loved it, loved every minute of it, every time I was called up it was an honour and I was honoured to get to 43 caps."

"Even to play for Ireland once is the dream when you are a kid. I always said to myself, I would love to play for my country, even once, to see what it’s like and always have that on my record so to get as many caps as I did, I can feel very happy about that," he continued. 

He was a part of the team that made it to the knockout stages of Euro 2016, scoring their first goal in the tournament in a 1-1 draw against Sweden. He finished by saying: "It was an honour to play for my country, I have great memories and they will last forever."