Mick McCarthy: I would love to see John O'Shea get the Ireland job

Damien Delaney: “If you offered me John O’Shea or Willy Sagnol, I’m taking John O’Shea all day.”

GIVE IT TO JOHN: Republic of Ireland interim head coach John O'Shea before the international friendly match between Republic of Ireland and Switzerland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Mick McCarthy believes the FAI should make John O’Shea the permanent manager of the Republic of Ireland senior side.

O’Shea was hired on an interim basis for the friendly double-header against Belgium on Saturday evening and Switzerland on Tuesday night.