Brady stable in coronary unit after back and chest pains
The Irish team’s assistant manager had flown back to Dublin with Giovanni Trapattoni and the squad after the 1-1 draw in Oslo on Wednesday night but reported feeling unwell at about 6am at an airport hotel.
He was initially attended to by the team doctor Alan Byrne and, as a precaution, was then taken by ambulance to Beaumont.
In a statement, the FAI said that Mr Brady, who is 52, was in “a stable and comfortable condition” in hospital.
The statement went on: “He was admitted there following an episode of back and chest pain this morning. His condition is stable and his medical investigations are ongoing. Liam will remain under observation overnight in Beaumont Hospital. We all wish Liam a full and speedy recovery.”
Meanwhile, Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has called on FIFA to “think seriously” before making a final decision on the venue for Ireland’s World Cup qualifying game against Georgia on September 6.
He was responding to a shift in FIFA’s position that sees Tbilisi back on the table as a possible location for the match just 48 hours after football’s world governing body had stated definitively that the game would have to be moved to a neutral venue because of the recent violence in Georgia.
“They have a responsibility to the teams and the supporters. I am a sportsman, a footballer and a coach, and I have been in Tbilisi many times, but at the moment the situation is very serious,” said Mr Trapattoni.
An FAI spokesman added: “FIFA have to make sure that they can guarantee the safety of the players and the fans.”
A Georgian Football Federation spokesman said they hoped the game could go ahead as scheduled in their capital city, but added that, if not, they favoured a location in Germany close to the border with Italy, their opponents in the World Cup group four days after the Ireland game.
