McGrath: Dunne deserves captaincy

IRISH FOOTBALL’S greatest defender has given Richard Dunne the ultimate seal of approval, Paul McGrath saying that the Aston Villa man should be given the captain’s armband for his country.

“Richard Dunne, for me, has been the best Irish player for the last six years or so, more or less since Kevin Keegan gave him that stern talking to,” says McGrath.

“If the ball needs to kicked into Row Z, he does it. If something needs to be broken up, he does it. And even though he’s a big lad, I’ve never seen him lost for pace.