'Maybe it ended quicker than it should have' - Kerr delighted to complete unfinished business

Ireland interim boss O'Shea has enlisted the 70-year-old as technical advisor for the home double-header of friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland on March 23 and 26.

BACK IN THE FOLD: Brian Kerr at the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Galway United and St Patrick's Athletic at Eamonn Deacy Park. Pic: John Sheridan, Sportsfile

Brian Kerr admits he’s yearning to help the FAI after a call from the blue to assist his former player John O’Shea.

Ireland’s interim boss has enlisted the 70-year-old as technical advisor for the home double-header of friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland on March 23 and 26 – a short-term arrangement he’s no knowledge of being extended beyond that.