Tony O’Donoghue V Martin O’Neill: The sequel is tetchy as ever

Yesterday’s sense of déjà vu arising out of Ireland’s Nations League draw wasn’t just confined to a renewal of hostilities with Wales and Denmark.

The event in Switzerland also marked a return to the ring of those old adversaries Tony O’Donoghue and Martin O’Neill.

The manager’s response to the RTÉ man’s questions once again ensured there would be another run on stocks of that well-used descriptive term ‘tetchy’.