‘It’s a dream come true’

James McClean last night expressed his delight after he was added to Giovanni Trapattoni’s Republic of Ireland squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic game tomorrow week.

Having received word in the form of a text message yesterday morning, the winger was clearly thrilled as he watched his former club Derry City beat Lisburn Distillery in the Setanta Cup at the Brandywell last night.

“The call-up came as a major shock to me. I certainly wasn’t expecting it as I wasn’t included in the original squad,’’ he said.