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The Republic were keen to play England at the impressive new Aviva Stadium

FAI chief executive John Delaney has said that a proposed friendly between the Republic of Ireland and England in Dublin is "highly unlikely".

"The English perspective is that we could play them in the quarter-finals of the Euros, so they're not that keen to do it in May," added Delaney.

The Republic are keen to face high-profile teams before the tournament.

The last match between the sides in 1995, at Lansdowne Road, was abandoned after 27 minutes due to crowd trouble.