Ian Baraclough: Irish FA part ways with Northern Ireland manager

The Irish FA has parted institution with Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough, BBC Sport NI understands.

NI person won conscionable 4 of their 22 competitory fixtures nether Baraclough, who replaced Michael O'Neill astatine the helm 28 months ago.

He departs aft his broadside avoided relegation to the 4th tier of the Nations League contempt losing to Greece past month.

The hunt for a caller manager begins with NI not successful competitory enactment again until March.

Possible candidates see his predecessor O'Neill, who is presently unattached having been sacked by Stoke City successful August, portion Northern Ireland's grounds goalscorer David Healy has led Linfield to 4 consecutive Irish Premiership titles.

Current St Mirren brag Stephen Robinson, ex-Kilmarnock manager Tommy Wright, erstwhile NI midfielder Jim Magilton and Northern Ireland women's manager Kenny Shiels were each interviewed for the presumption alongside Baraclough successful 2020.

Momentum a conflict aft Euro 2020 play-off loss

Former Under-21 manager Baraclough, 51, was promoted to the elder occupation pursuing O'Neill's departure to Championship broadside Stoke.

Prior to joining the NI coaching set-up the Englishman enjoyed a palmy spell with League of Ireland broadside Shamrock Rovers earlier taking complaint astatine Motherwell.

Having initially agreed an 18-month deal, the IFA handed Baraclough a two-year declaration hold past December which was expected to instrumentality him done the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.

His 3rd crippled successful complaint was Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off against Bosnia-Herzegovina, which they won via a punishment shootout.

However their hopes of reaching a 2nd consecutive European Championships were dashed successful a 2-1 location decision by Slovakia.

Since then, NI person struggled to find immoderate momentum and won back-to-back games conscionable erstwhile successful Baraclough's tenure.

They finished a distant 3rd successful their 2022 World Cup qualifying radical with 9 points from 8 games, portion past month's location triumph implicit Kosovo ended a 14-game winless tally successful the Nations League.