Celtic have a number of soccer camps across the country this summer and as part of that the club's academy manager Willie McNab is in town.
He popped into studio to chat to Ger about the importance Ireland has when scouting talent for the club's youth ranks.
"We have quite a large programme in Ireland at the moment. We work with clubs all over the country. But this summer we've decided to have three club-neutral camps, to do something a little bit different to spread the word of Celtic in those areas," said McNab, who confirmed that those locations are Galway, DCU and University of Limerick.
"Celtic's roots are steeped in tradition form Ireland and it's important that we have a huge fanbase from Ireland. We need to work with current fans and have an opportunity to recruit new fans as well. We have a few thousand supporters coming to home games at Celtic and also travelling to away games."
He admits that the challenge for Celtic is to find the talent in Ireland earlier as the long shadow of the English Premier League casts an even larger shadow.
In addition players have to be at least 16 before they can sign terms with clubs in England or Scotland which is why Celtic are looking to form strong and long-lasting ties.
He also spoke about technical development, nutrition, developing "Champions League players" and well-rounded players and people to face the challenges of a career at the top level.
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