Stephen Kenny is set to appear on tomorrow's St Patrick's Day Late Late show special where he'll chat to Ryan about the future of Irish football.
It's been anything but a straightforward career for Kenny that has led him to become the manager of the senior mens team.
But where did it all start for the Tallaght man?
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Stephen Kenny was born on October 30, 1971, making him 50 years old.
He attended Our Lady of Loretto Boys National School and Old Bawn community school and lived in Tallaght until he turned 18.
His playing career consisted of playing schoolboy football for Belvedere before he joined St Patrick's Athletic although he never made an appearance for the Inchicore outfit.
Kenny moved to First Division side Home Farm and made four appearances for them before retiring.
A lot of people say that the best managers tend not to be the best footballers and that certainly seems the case with Kenny.
His managerial career started with the St Pats Under 21 side where he won the league in his first year.
He'd stay for just one year before joining First Division side Longford Town. He guided them to promotion to the Premier Division along with reaching to 2001 FAI Cup final.
Kenny would then move on to Dublin Side Bohemians from 2001 to 2004. The side he took over were league champions from the year before but were in a bit of a relegation scrap when Kenny took charge.
He soon guided them to safety but suffered more disappointment in the FAI Cup losing a second consecutive final, to Dundalk.
By July 2004 with Bohs third in the table, Kenny lost his job.
Kenny would then take over Derry City in two separate spells between 2004 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. It was a trophy-laden spell at the Candystripes, winning four League of Ireland cups, one FAI Cup and one League of Ireland First Division Title.
In between these two spells at Derry, he had an unsuccessful time at Scottish side Dunfermline with them suffering relegation. However he did reach a Scottish Cup final.
A disappointing spell at Shamrock Rovers lasted less than a year before he joined Dundalk and the rest they say is history.
It was far and away his most successful time at any club winning four league titles including three in a row, two FAI Cups and three League of Ireland cups.
In Europe, Kenny guided Dundalk to memorable wins over Bate Borisov and qualified for the group stages of the Europa League, winning the first-ever points for an Irish team in Europe when Dundalk beat Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Kenny left Dundalk to take over the Ireland under 21 side for two years before moving up to the senior role.
After a rocky start that included a home defeat to Luxembourg and a draw to Azerbaijan, Kenny steadied the boat and won the most recent three games.
He has since signed a new two-year contract to take him to the end of Euro 2024.
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