Republic of Ireland Manager visited children taking part in the FAI Summer Soccer Camps.
Stephen Kenny has praised the 'tremendous enthusiasm' of young footballers in the midlands today.
The Irish manager was in Leah Victoria Park in Tullamore this afternoon for the FAI's Summer Soccer Camp.
According to the FAI, numbers attending the week-long camps are up 20 to 30 per cent year on year.
Kenny says the future of soccer in the midlands is in good hands: