Republic of Ireland’s new manager unveiled in the same week FAI faces allegations of historical sexual abuse of women players
Republic of Ireland’s new manager gave an impressive first media performance, remaining open and engaging as awkward questions were asked
New Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Still, while internally he could be forgiven for wondering “what the hell have I let myself in for here?”, Hallgrímsson never got defensive or twitchy. He was open, engaging, pleasant.He plans to live in Ireland and will be joined by his wife, Iris – who was also at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday. The house-hunting will start straight away.
Still, for a process which moved with all the urgency of a sloth crawling through treacle since last November, the culmination of the search arrived this week like an unexpected whirlwind.
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