FAI still in the dark over Bulgaria game and other autumn fixtures

The Irish men's team will need special dispensations to avoid quarantine protocols if they are to play there on September 3 and then at home to Finland three days later. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Stephen Kenny and the FAI are still awaiting news on whether they can travel to Bulgaria for their Nations League game at the start of September.

The Sofia fixture is due to be the first of seven, and maybe eight, fixtures on the table for the new Republic of Ireland manager this autumn but rising Covid-19 numbers, both here and around the world, continue to cast doubt on all of Uefa's best-laid plans.