Kitson is eligible for Ireland through his grandfather but the former Cambridge-man says he didn't know the man and wasn't brought up as an Irishman.
The decleration by Kitson will come as a fresh breath of air to some Ireland fans. Some fans had been getting frustrated by English-born players wanting to play for Ireland just to get into international football.
Zat Knight and Jon Macken have both made such comments in the last year. Jon Macken has become an Irish international. Kevin Nolan also said that he would consider the Irish natioanl team, despite snubbing Ireland's U19 team, ironically when Brian Kerr was in charge.