John Egan 'honoured' as Ireland caps presented by fellow Corkman Denis Irwin

Irwin's appearance at the team hotel was a special treat 
John Egan 'honoured' as Ireland caps presented by fellow Corkman Denis Irwin

John Egan being presented with an Ireland cap by Denis Irwin. Pic via @JohnEgan92 Twitter

Ireland's players were treated to a surprise in camp last night before departure to Baku today for Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Azerbaijan — the team were presented caps by former Ireland great Denis Irwin.

The ex-Manchester United star played 56 times for the Republic between 1990 and 1999, including at the 1994 World Cup. 

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