' Chris Hughton says NO '

HUGHTON NOT IN FOR IRELAND JOB

23/11/18

Brighton boss Chris Hughton says he is not interested in taking over as Republic of Ireland manager.

Hughton, who played 53 times for Ireland between 1979 and 1991, has been in charge at Brighton since 2014 and has guided them to 12th in the Premier League so far this season.

When asked if he was interested in the Ireland job, Hughton said: "No. What I am very interested in is the job that I am doing here.

"I have got a group of players that have worked very hard to get into this division and that is where all my thoughts and concentrations are."