Five things awaiting Heimir Hallgrímsson in his FAI in-tray

We outline five of the immediate tasks awaiting him in his in-tray as the Nations League series looms before next year’s World Cup qualifiers.

TO-DO LIST: New Ireland boss Heimir Hallgriímsson. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

After a nine-month wait for a manager, the newcomer has just seven weeks before his first game – and what a test it is.

England is a nation that brings a smile to Heimir Hallgrímsson’s face, the team his Iceland scalped at Euro 2016.