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SNAP REACTION: Austria 1-0 Ireland
'Sometimes you were watching a basketball game' - Ireland boss reflects on defeat in Linz
Baloucoune fast becoming an Ireland essential, while McNabney's blistering debut is cut cruelly short
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SNAP REACTION: Austria 1-0 Ireland
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'Sometimes you were watching a basketball game' - Ireland boss reflects on defeat in Linz
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Baloucoune fast becoming an Ireland essential, while McNabney's blistering debut is cut cruelly short
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