Ten years ago today, Ireland shocked the world champions to accelerate a major tournament appearance. Today’s the day Ireland can finally contemplate qualification on a regular basis.
It will take years, potentially a decade, for that status to materialise but at long last, through an unintended consequence of Brexit, the Government are devoting funds to producing home-grown talent.
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