Lennon absent from NI squad

Lennon's decision to stand down from international football following the death threats issued before his country's friendly with Cyprus now seems to have been a permanent one.

NI squad: Taylor, Carroll, Murdock, Griffin, Williams, McCartney, A Hughes, M Hughes, Taggart, Johnson, Horlock, Gillespie, Healy, Mulryne, Lomas, Quinn, Kirk, McVeigh.