Life as a footballer has changed astronomically since the game was invented. Nowadays footballers have to curate a social media presence as well as perform week in week out on the pitch. The online connection means that fans get a glimpse into footballers lives as well as the opportunity to engage with or as the chance may have it, abuse them.
With that in mind, here is a (nearly) comprehensive list of every current Irish footballer on Instagram.
Robbie Keane
Keano reminding us when we had strikers that scored regularly. The Dublin man also has a very healthy following of over 400,000 followers.
Instagram: robbiekeane
Cyrus Christie
Instagram: c21christie
Jeff Hendrick
Instagram: jeff13hendrick
Scott Hogan
Instagram: scotthogan11
Darren Randolph
Instagram: randzofficial
The Middlesbrough and Ireland keeper actually is good craic on social media.
Seani Maguire
Instagram: seanimaguire24
John Egan
Instagram: johnegan92
Rob Eliot
Instagram: robelliotofficial
Eunan O'Kane
Instagram: eunan10
Callum O'Dowda
Instagram: callumodowda
Conor Hourihane
Instagram: conor_hourihane
David Meyler
Instagram: davidmeyler
Kevin Long
Instagram: kevinlong28
James McCarthy
Instagram: jamesmccarthy90
Sean Scannell
Instagram: seanscanz
Declan Rice
West Ham prospect Declan Rice is turning heads at the London stadium.
Instagram: _deccers10
Jack Byrne
Instagram: jackb8
Paul McShane
Reading defender McShane is one of the few footballers that looks like he's a bit of craic on the auld Insta.
Instagram: pmacca15
Cillian Sheridan
Sheridan currently turns out for Jagiellonia Białystok and is very entertaining.
Instagram: thesherifff
Simon Cox
The man likes his dogs.
Instagram: scoxy31
