The FAI are on the search for a new Ireland Under-21 manager after Noel King announced that he was stepping down from the role.
King has been in charge of the Under-21 team for the last eight years and in that time have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which runs every two years.
He has however helped to bring through several players who went to on to become senior internationals, including Shane Duffy, Robbie Brady and Jeff Hendrick.
King's last last win came with a 1-0 victory over Azerbaijan in March, while a draw with Kosovo and defeats to Germany and Israel ended any hopes of qualifying for the 2019 European Championships.
King will now move full-time to the role of Player Identification Manager for the FAI.
Confirming his departure, King said: "I enjoyed some fantastic experiences and I am proud to have helped move the team on during my period with the Under-21s.
"I am hugely thankful to all of the players and backroom staff - ranging from coaches, doctors, physios, kit technicians, operation executives, analysts, to media officers - who I was fortunate to work with.
"I take with me some great memories from over the years and moving forward I am excited to continue working with the FAI in the capacity of identifying players to represent Ireland."
FAI CEO John Delaney added: "I would like to thank Noel for the time and effort that he put into the Under-21s, where he has brought through a number of players for our senior Ireland team.
"Through the years Noel has held several roles, including a spell as interim manager of the senior team, and I'm sure that he will be successful continuing his work with the Player Identification programme, which runs within our High Performance unit."
The FAI say that the process to recruit a new head coach for the Under-21s will begin in due course.
