Republic of Ireland set to face Australia's Socceroos at Thomond Park

THOMOND Park have confirmed this morning that the Republic of Ireland will face Australia at the Limerick venue on August 12.
The FAI and Thomond Park Stadium today announced that they have reached an agreement to hold a soccer game for the first time in the re-developed Limerick stadium.
The game will be the first ever senior international fixture to be played by the Boys in Green in Limerick and will give the large number of football fans in the region a rare opportunity to see a senior international match in the mid-west.
Pim Verbeek’s Australian side is currently ranked 27th in the FIFA world rankings, two places above Ireland and includes many players well known to Irish football fans including Scott McDonald (Celtic), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray) and Tim Cahill (Everton).

The friendly will provide Ireland with an opportunity to prepare for their World Cup qualifier against Cyprus on September 5.
Ticket and event information will be made available closer to the match date on both www.fai.ie and www.thomondpark.ie

Brian McDonnell