Ireland set to discover fixture schedule fate

IRELAND will learn its European Championship schedule today when the draw for the Group B fixture list takes place in Tel Aviv (10:30 am, Irish time).

UEFA will hold the open draw after objections from Armenia meant that the six nations involved were unable to reach agreement at the recent fixture meeting in Moscow.

But while Ireland’s road to Poland and the Ukraine will finally be made clear this morning, there is still serious doubt about the ultimate destination for all the countries who are set to embark on the qualifying campaign for the finals which take place in two years’ time.