Why I started my international career with Northern Ireland... even though I didn’t (and don’t) consider it to be a real country

In 2009, Derry City were expelled from the League of Ireland just as James McClean was starting to establish himself in the team. In his extract from his new book, The Walls, the winger recalls leaving Derry to go on international duty with Northern Ireland, though he hankered all the time for a call-up from the Republic of Ireland