John O’Shea delighted to see Republic of Ireland winning games again

Interim boss John O’Shea is confident the Republic of Ireland are laying a foundation for future success after a morale-boosting friendly victory over Euro 2024 qualifiers Hungary.

Substitute Troy Parrott’s stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 win at the Aviva Stadium which ended the Hungarians’ 14-match unbeaten run in their penultimate warm-up fixture before they fly to Germany.

Ireland will head for Portugal next Tuesday without a permanent head coach, but with a hard-fought win against a side ranked some 34 places above them by FIFA under their belts after a run of 11 matches during which their only successes had come against minnows Gibraltar.

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