Given gets good feeling about Irish crunch month

SHAY GIVEN is confident this is ‘our time to qualify’ for the European championships next year.

The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper is relishing next month’s make or break ties which will determine the national side’s plan for summer 2012.

He said: “We’ve got a big month next month with two huge games. We have Slovakia at home first and are then away to Russia. Hopefully we can start with a victory at home and then head for a real play-off with Russia.