Lansdowne Road: Six of the Republic of Ireland's greatest days

The Boys in Green enjoyed another memorable night in front of their own fans on Thursday.

ONE TO REMEMBER: Republic of Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates with the fans. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire.

Think of famous Republic of Ireland victories and the mind inevitably drifts to foreign shores. Goodison Park in 1949, Stuttgart, Giants Stadium, Robbie Brady’s header in Lille. Plenty of history has been written at home too.

Lansdowne Road first hosted a Republic of Ireland side in 1927 when they faced an Italian ‘B’ team. The next didn’t happen until 1971, since when there have been great days at the old ramshackle ground and the shiny new replacement.