Larry Ryan: At a time when we can do nothing, at least Ireland weren't passive

Despite the disappointment of Thursday night, there was something uplifting about it all
Larry Ryan: At a time when we can do nothing, at least Ireland weren't passive

IN THIS TOGETHER: Ireland’s Alan Browne is comforted by team-mates after his penalty miss in in Bratislava. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Wasn’t it good, all the same, to get everyone together again? The whole lot of us in the same boat. At home, on the sofa, watching Ireland.

Ordinarily, we might be at a remove, represented out there, on these high-stakes nights, by our proxies: The Fans.

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