O'Shea appointed as new interim Ireland head coach

Wed, 28 Feb, 2024 - 13:06

Tomás Keating

John O'Shea has been appointed as the new interim head coach of the Irish men's soccer team, the FAI has announced.

O'Shea, who has 118 caps for Ireland, will take charge of the two international friendlies in March against Belgium and Switzerland at the Aviva Stadium, assisted by Paddy McCarthy.

Former Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny and newly-appointed interim head coach John O'Shea, right, before the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship qualifying group B match against the Netherlands at Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The former Manchester United stalwart was an assistant coach under Stephen Kenny and worked as the U21 assistant manager to Jim Crawford. O’Shea also has coaching experience in domestic football with Reading, Stoke City and most recently Birmingham City.

He will be supported by Paddy McCarthy as assistant coach throughout the March window.

The FAI has also confirmed that an announcement for the permanent head coach of the national team will be made in early April.

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