Still too early to compare Caoimhin Kelleher to ‘ridiculous’ Shay Given, says former Ireland goalkeeperIreland’s World Cup qualification bid is still alive thanks in a large part to the Brentford goalkeeper’s heroics. View Image Ireland’s Caoimhin Kelleher celebrates Troy Parrott’s winning goal against Hungary (Image: INPHO/Anthony Stanley)Caoimhin Kelleher can go down as one of Ireland’s goalkeeping greats - but it’s too early to compare the Brentford shot-stopper to Shay Given. Keeping him out of the starting-11 was Shay Given, who went on to play 134 times for Ireland. “I think to play once for your country is massive, so seven caps… Listen, I was there when Shay [Given] was there,” he said. “Obviously I used to train with Shay, so I knew how good Shay was, and the amount of caps Shay got for Ireland was ridiculous, and the career he had.