Hero Jonathan Walters seals Ireland’s Euro 2016 dream

It’s been a rocky road, but for Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland it’s about the destination, not the journey.

Hero Jonathan Walters seals Ireland’s Euro 2016 dream

Appropriate, too, that Ireland’s man for all seasons, Jonathan Walters franked Ireland’s passport for the Euro 2016 finals with a pair of priceless goals at a rocking Aviva Stadium last night.

In advancing on a 3-1 aggregate victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Republic became the 22nd of the 24 nations who will light up Paris next summer along with our neighbours from Northern Ireland, England, and Wales.

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