A stalemate once again for Ireland team weakened by Covid crises

Stephen Kenny's side finished with ten men against Ryan Giggs' Wales after James McClean's 83rd-minute sending-off in this Nations League encounter

Referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos (right) shows a red card to Ireland's James McClean. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Republic of Ireland 0 Wales 0

A Republic of Ireland side badly compromised by the latest Covid crisis to afflict the camp had to settle for a draw despite dominating long stretches of Sunday afternoon's Nations League tie against Wales at the Aviva Stadium.