Ireland international Ciarán Clark admits he has to keep his Aston Villa spot if he is to secure a
place in Ireland's 23 man squad for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland.
Clark, who can play in central defence or midfield, has recently regained his Villa spot in a
holding midfield role.
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This is episode 2 in our series as excitement builds ahead of the playoff clash with Estonia. On
this epsiode, two dedicated Irish supporters join us to give their views.
We have John from YBIG.ie, a Raheny man looking forward to jetting off to Tallinn.
Sunderland have completed the signing of Manchester United and Ireland defender John O'Shea.
O'Shea, 30, has signed a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light after the clubs agreed an
undisclosed fee.
Manager Steve Bruce said: "O'Shea's wealth of experience and versatility will be great attributes
for us.
Robbie Keane expects his Ireland team-mate Shay Given to be back playing Premiership football next
season.
Manchester City goalkeeper Given has endured a frustrating year at Eastlands after losing his place
in the team to Joe Hart.
The 34-year-old Donegal born goal stopper is expected to move on in the summer and Keane has
underlined the qualities the former Newcastle goalkeeper offers.
Ireland striker Shane Long is refusing to rule out a move to the Premier League - but he insists
his burning ambition is to get there with Reading.
Long was again instrumental in Reading's 2-1 win over Preston this evening, providing the pass for
Jimmy Kebe to put the Royals in front and being a constant menace in front of goal.
Keiren Westwood, Darren O'Dea and Kevin Foley will all make competitive debuts for Ireland in
Saturday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia.
Coventry keeper Westwood was always going to come in for the injured Shay Given to win his sixth
senior cap, while Wolves defender Foley takes over from John O'Shea at right-back.
Ireland's Marc Wilson is pinning his hopes on a successful FA Cup campaign as he looks to overcome
the heartache of missing last season's Wembley final show-piece.
The County Antrim born Irish international was a regular starter for Portsmouth under Avram Grant
in a memorable run to the FA Cup Final which included the excellent 2-0 semi-final success against
a strongly-fancied Tottenham Hotspur side at Wembley Stadium.
Séamus Coleman admits tasting international football with Ireland has left him wanting more.
Coleman's friends and family from Killybegs and other parts of Donegal were inside the Aviva
Stadium on Tuesday night to see him make his international debut against Wales in the first game of
the Carling Nations Cup which ended in a comfortable 3-0 win for Ireland.
West Ham chairman David Gold says the club have agreed a deal to sign Tottenham's Irish striker
Robbie Keane on loan until the end of the season.
The Hammers have brought in the Ireland record goalscoring international with a view to making the
deal permanent at the end of the campaign.
Birmingham have had a £6million bid accepted by Tottenham for Ireland striker Robbie Keane,
according to reports this evening.
City have reached agreement with Spurs to pay an initial £4 million for the Dublin born Ireland
international.
But this could rise by additional £2million via various add-ons and clauses in the deal.
