That's everything from us tonight as the Republic of Ireland draw 1-1 with Senegal at the Aviva Stadium.
You can ready Andy Gray's report from the game here.
The Republic of Ireland will be back in action on Tuesday as they travel to face Luxembourg for their final friendly before the World Cup qualifiers begin in September.
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Shay Given
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on RTE Two
It was a brilliant all-round performance from young Kasey McAteer and now the manager has got a problem come September.
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Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool midfielder on RTE 2
The main things going into the games in September is confidence and I think they'll have that now.
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More from the Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson speaking on RTE 2:
"Kasey McAteer had a really good performance today.
"You always put out some questions when you play games like this and you get answers. That is the aim to get answers, some are good and some are bad.
"He showed a lot of confidence and he took players on and got the goal as the reward.
"I'm really happy for him."
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Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson speaking on RTE 2:
"With all the substitutions, the game became loose.
"In a competitive game, it is unlikely we would have made so many substitutions, but we wanted to see players come in and give them a chance to shine.
"I am happy with the performance. There are a lot of positive things we can take from this.
"Maybe the negative thing is we concede goals from crosses too often."
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We'll be bringing reaction from Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson very soon.
That was his ninth game in charge and it was his first draw as manager of the Republic of Ireland.
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Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool midfielder on RTE 2
Heimir Hallgrimsson obviously tells the players what he wants them to do, but once the game starts he gives them the freedom to make decisions.
I think that is a big, big thing that he trusts his players and I think that shows with the way they play.
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Shay Given
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on RTE Two
Senegal are a really tough team and when you play against the big teams, you will suffer at times but I really felt that the Republic of Ireland team shape was fantastic.
People filled in holes and closed them down.
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Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool midfielder on RTE 2
Even though Senegal were on top in the second half, there weren't very many chances.
Caoimhin Kelleher didn't have a lot to do tonight, but he did make a few huge saves.
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Shay Given
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on RTE Two
Caoimhin Kelleher's saves are world class. He looks the real deal.
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Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool midfielder on RTE 2
The goal that the Republic of Ireland conceded was sloppy.
There was talk of off-side, but I think it was OK. Senegal were on top for most of the second half and deserved the equaliser.
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The Republic of Ireland's next friendly is on Tuesday night when they travel to face Luxembourg.
They also played tonight and were defeated 1-0 by Slovenia.
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Dietmar Hamann
Former Liverpool midfielder on RTE 2
The Republic of Ireland were very organised and there was hardly any space for Senegal to play through.
The first half was nearly perfect from the Republic of Ireland.
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Player of the Match Kasey McAteer speaking on RTE 2:
"I am over the moon. I think you could tell by my celebrations that it was like a dream come true.
"It was my first start at the Aviva and I am hoping for many more and it was nice to get on the scoresheet.
"It is a shame we couldn't hold on to get the win, but Senegal are a really good team and we'll take it in our stride."
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Lots of positives for Heimir Hallgrimsson to take into the Luxembourg game ahead of the World Cup qualifiers in September.
Stay tuned with us as we bring you some reaction from the Republic of Ireland camp.
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Shay Given
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on RTE Two
There is a feel good factor coming back into the team and I'm sure everyone is looking forward to September.
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Shay Given
Former Manchester City goalkeeper on RTE Two
I think that a draw is a very fair result.
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Paul Dempsey
Commentator on Amazon Prime
A young and much-changed Senegal were outplayed by the hosts in the first half but after making changes in the second half, they had the Republic of Ireland on the back foot and scored a deserved equaliser.
Certainly, though, Heimir Halgrimsson will take plenty of positives from this, not least Kasey McAteer's first international goal. Senegal keep that unbeaten run going.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Senegal
An entertaining friendly comes to an end with Ismaila Sarr's late goal extending Senegal's unbeaten run to 21 matches.
Republic of Ireland 1-1 Senegal
Lamine Camara's free-kick is blocked by the Republic of Ireland wall, to the relief of the home fans.
After making three big saves, Caoimhin Kelleher was finally beaten when Ismaila Sarr netted with nine minutes to play
Substitute Ismaila Sarr equalised with nine minutes to play as Senegal drew 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
Kasey McAteer, on his first Irish start, scored the opener in the 21st minute as the hosts took a deserved lead against a Senegal side without key players Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly and Nicolas Jackson.
Ryan Manning's cross into the area was flicked on by captain Nathan Collins, and McAteer's initial header was kept out by a superb save from Yehvanne Diouf.
However, the Leicester City midfielder reacted quickest to bring the ball down, turn and fire the ball into the unguarded net.
New Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher produced a stunning, fingertip save to turn Krepin Diatta's header onto the crossbar, and was later called upon to push the ball off the line as Senegal pushed for an equaliser.
That came when Iliman Ndiaye's cross found Cherif Ndiaye, who forced Kelleher into another strong save but Sarr was alert to smash home the rebound in the 81st minute.
Senegal had the first sight of goal in Dublin when Diatta's corner came off the unsighted Dara O'Shea, who blew a sigh of relief as the ball rolled just the wrong side of the post.
Mamadou Camara and Will Smallbone exchanged wild, long-range efforts at either end before McAteer opened the scoring after reacting quickest when keeper Diouf saved his initial header.
It was a deserved lead for the Republic, and only the second goal that the African side had conceded in their last 741 minutes of football in all compeitions.
For a brief moment, it looked like the goal would burst the friendly into some form of life when McAteer's dangerous cross was cut out with Jack Taylor lurking.
However, that never came to fruition and the game became more and more low key as the half progressed, and a rare venture forward from Senegal led to Antoine Mendy's sliced effort in the only other attempt on goal in the opening 45 minutes.
Kasey McAteer scored his first international goal on his first start for the Republic of Ireland
The start of the second half was a more lively affair as Smallbone forced Diouf into another smart save, and Mendy put in a big challenge to deny Manning on the rebound just as the full-back looked like he would slot home.
Senegal looked a much more dangerous outfit after the restart and almost equalised when Ismail Jakob's cross was headed towards goal by Diatta, and Kelleher flew across goal to tip the ball onto the crossbar.
Kelleher was called into action again as Camara's shot from the edge of the area deflected onto the post off Jake O'Brien, and the 26-year-old had to scamper across his goal to push the ball off the line.
Moments later, Boulaye Dia's low effort was saved by Kelleher, who was by far the more busy of the two goalkeepers after the restart.
However, Kelleher's resolve was broken with nine minutes to play when he pulled off another superb save to keep out Ndiaye, but Crystal Palace's Sarr was on hand to fire home from close range.
Cheikh Sabaly headed narrowly wide as the visitors kept pressing, but a draw was probably a fair result as the Irish drew with a Senegal side whose unbeaten run has now stretched to 21 matches.
Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson handed a debut to St Mirren midfielder Killian Phillips in the second half, and his side are back in action on Tuesday away to Luxembourg while Senegal take on England.
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This will be Republic of Ireland’s first ever meeting with Senegal, and their first match against an African opponent since beating Algeria 3-0 in a May 2010 friendly under Giovanni Trapattoni.
Senegal have won just one of their last six matches against European opposition (D2 L3), beating Poland 2-1 at the 2018 World Cup. Their most recent such game was a 3-0 loss to England at the 2022 World Cup.
Republic of Ireland have won their last two matches, last winning three in a row in November 2016 under Martin O’Neill. The Boys in Green haven’t won their first three matches of a calendar year since 2007.Â
Senegal are unbeaten in each of their last 20 matches across all competitions (W15 D5), since a 1-0 defeat to Algeria in September 2023.
Republic of Ireland have only lost two of their last 14 home friendly matches (W8 D4), most recently beating Hungary in June 2024. Their next home win will be their 150th across all competitions.
Senegal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven games in all competitions, going 630 minutes without conceding since Ousseni Bouda netted against them for Burkina Faso in September 2024. Â
Evan Ferguson has scored five goals in 20 appearances for Republic of Ireland, with only Robbie Keane (7) and David Connolly (6) netting more for the Boys in Green before turning 21. Four of his five goals for the nation have come at the Aviva Stadium. Â
Nicolas Jackson has scored just once in 19 appearances for Senegal since making his debut in November 2022, netting against Malawi in October 2024.
