Stephen Kenny’s appointment as Ireland manager has been brought forward by shock news tonight that Mick McCarthy is stepping down after 18 months in charge.
The move has been accelerated by the halt to European football caused by the coronavirus crisis.
Ireland were due to visit the Czech Republic last week for their Euro 2020 play-off semi-final, with the final away to Northern Ireland or Bosnia – but this has been bumped to the summer at the earliest.
We have reaction to the news from football commentators Will Downing (Virgin Media Sport, Premier Sports, ESPN Africa), Mark Rodden (Premier Sports, ESPN Africa), former Shelbourne and Dundalk midfielder Stephane Jauny (ESPN Africa, Fox Sports Africa), and Dmytro Dzhulai (Setanta Ukraine and Eurasia) in our first Lockdown Football podcast.
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