12 November 2019; It's not every day you get to meet your football heroes. Tuesday was that day for a select group of schoolchildren after winning the SPAR Play like a Pro competition to take part in an exclusive training session and meet the Irish senior football team at their Abbotstown base ahead of Thursday night's friendly match against New Zealand and next week's UEFA EURO Qualifier versus Denmark. Republic of Ireland players, from left, Conor Hourihane, Troy Parrott, John Egan and Jack Byrne with participants who were winners of the recent SPAR Play Like A Pro competition. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
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