Ireland held to drab draw in Luxembourg

The Republic of Ireland ended their season with a largely underwhelming 0-0 draw away to Luxembourg. The ‘end-of-term’ vibes were evident at Stade de Luxembourg as Ireland struggled to find any real rhythm against a side ranked 91st in the world, hitting the woodwork in both halves without looking like cutting the hosts apart.

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Ireland set for June friendlies with Senegal and Luxembourg

Senegal will become the first African team to play at the Aviva Stadium when they visit Ireland for a friendly in June. Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side will then head to Luxembourg for another friendly, their last fixture before World Cup qualification begins in September. Ireland last faced an African side 15 years ago when Algeria visited Dublin with the home side running out 3-0 winners.

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Debutants delight as Ireland see off Bulgaria

A heavily rotated Irish squad eased to a 3-1 friendly win over Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium.

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Judge the executioner as Ireland beat USA

International Friendly Ireland 2-1 USA  Not even a last-minute Alan Judge winner could grab the headlines from the retiring John O’Shea

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