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JOHN O’SHEA will remain the Republic of Ireland’s interim manager through June’s international friendlies.
The former Manchester United star, 42, stepped in as his country’s temporary boss in February as they continued to hunt a successor to Stephen Kenny.
With Kenny, 52, still to be replaced, O’Shea will remain in charge for upcoming friendlies against Hungary and Portugal.
The ex-defender scored a creditable 0-0 draw with Belgium during the March international break, in addition to a 1-0 defeat to Switzerland.
Nonetheless, many Irish fans feel that the process of finding a new permanent manager is taking far too long.
One fumed on social media: “Honestly so embarrassing. Got potentially one of our best squads in years with some brilliant youngsters coming through and you’re ruining it day by day.”
While a second sighed: “The search has been a shambles… best of luck …
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