Ireland finish with a flourish

International Friendly

Last Friday’s game in Glasgow will naturally live far longer in the memory than last night’s match in Dublin but for some of the Irish players involved at the Aviva, as well as the vast majority in healthy crowd of just over 33,000, there were moments in this 4-1 win which they will be only too happy to replay in their minds over the long winter nights until international service is resumed again in March

There was a fine debut by David McGoldrick, his clever double-assist on the night suggesting that, in his search for fresh options for that elusive No. 10 role, Martin O’Neill certainly has a new contender.