Heimir Hallgrimsson: 'He’s my first choice but it’s tough for him to make that decision'

Heimir Hallgrimsson has asked John O'Shea to be his assistant coach.

ROCK AND ROLL: Newly appointed Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson has asked John O'Shea to be his assistant coach as he prepares to rock and roll with Ireland. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Sweet music was hummed by the new Ireland manager promising to treat the public to rock and roll during his reign.

While the spotlight was on Marc Canham to untangle the mess that was an elongated search for Stephen Kenny’s successor, Heimir Hallgrimsson hit all the right notes on stage.