FAI confirm June friendly with England will kick off at 1pm

Panic over, folks. You'll be able to have a jar before kick-off.

There was a lot of anger a few months back when it was announced that the kick-off time for Ireland's friendly against England in June would be at the ungodly hour of 11am, but the FAI have confirmed today that it will be an afternoon start. A statement from the association this afternoon confirmed the change in kick-off time, with the game now to start at 1pm. "The Football Association of Ireland today (Wednesday) confirmed that kick-off time for the Three International Friendly between the Republic of Ireland and England has been confirmed for 1pm on Sunday, June 7 following discussions with the FA, broadcasters, and the Gardaí." It will be the first time in 20 years that England have played a game in the republic, after the infamous rioting at Lansdowne Road in 1995. It's believed that as many as 3,000 English fans will make the visit to Dublin this time around.