Nottingham Forest have long since had strong links with Irish football.
The Republic of Ireland gave the Reds greats in Roy Keane and Andy Reid, while the likes of John Thompson served the club well in recent decades.
On the other side of the border in Northern Ireland there have also, of course, been notable names such as Liam O'Kane and European Cup winner Martin O'Neill, the former Forest manager.
Now two of O'Neill's countrymen will cross the Irish Sea with Dale Taylor and Jamie McDonnell joining the Nigel Doughty Academy this summer.
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Both are Under-17 internationals with Taylor captaining the team alongside central midfielder O'Donnell. Both are 16.
They are likely to link up with Gareth Holmes' under-18s before looking to break into the under-23s.
For O'Donnell it is a case of swapping one successful academy for another as Forest continue to develop their own, with Matty Cash, Joe Worrall, Alex Mighten, Brennan Johnson, Jordan Smith and Tyler Walker all currently in Sabri Lamouchi's first team squad.
O'Donnell joins from Glentoran, who have seen eight players land moves to England or Scotland in the last few years.
Celtic and West Brom were also reportedly keen on O'Donnell, who was part of the Irish FA's Club NI programme, as was Taylor.
That programme has seen seven players join clubs including Liverpool, Leeds, Rangers and West Ham.
"They've all been exposed at early ages to competition," the Irish FA elite performance director Jim Magilton said.
"We've exposed them to these unbelievable opportunities in which they're playing against the top kids and top teams in Europe.
"When they walk into a club in England, they're assessed immediately and they only get one chance to make an impression.
"The exposure these guys are getting now through the scouts is another secret to this. They get used to it.
"There's a lot of good work going on at the local clubs, our work, the scouts and we have a product now that is competitive. Parents are preparing them too. They're building that resilience."
