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John Delaney hopes to give the thumbs up for a friendly with England in Dublin soon. INPHO/Donall Farmer
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John Delaney 'hopeful' of March 2015 date with England in Dublin

The two sides have not met in Ireland since the abandoned friendly in 1995.

JOHN DELANEY IS targeting March 2015 for a friendly with England in Dublin.

The FAI Chief Executive told the BBC today that he is in “regular contact” with his English FA counterparts about arranging a rematch following the 1-1 draw between the two sides at Wembley in May 2013.

“I would be hopeful it could be played in March next year, but there are no guarantees.

“We will wait until the European draw on 23 February, because if England are in our group the friendly would be pushed back a bit.

“There was a reciprocal agreement for them to come to Dublin. I thought it was right that we played the first match at Wembley because the last time we played them was the 1995 game.”

Ireland are second seeds for the Euro 2016 draw, while England are among the top seeds. The two sides have not met competitively since the qualifiers for the 1992 European Championships.

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