Considering what’s been happening to Ireland in recent matches, a 1-1 draw against our national footballing comfort blanket, Poland, means the international break ends in an atmosphere of relative euphoria.

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We talk about the news and results of the last few days, by way of Harry Redknapp and happy shamrock Jamie O’Hara.

Then we’re joined in studio by Dion Fanning and on the line by Ewan MacKenna to talk about where Ireland stand after the international break. Is there a future for Roy Keane in the set-up? And are the management duo in part just a convenient lightning rod that draws criticism away from those higher up the food chain?

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Plus there’s FAI’s Pearl, Lloris drive, Everton Ireland, big Balotelli, the big American, ham and eggs, and leaving early.

 

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