▁of ▁Ireland ▁defeated ▁A zer ba ij an ▁ 4 – 3 ▁and ▁finished ▁third . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁senior ▁team ▁was ▁rev ived ▁with ▁two ▁friend lies ▁against ▁Hung ary . ▁The ▁squad ▁included ▁Thomas ▁Morgan , ▁Gary ▁McC abe ▁and ▁D ane ▁M asse y . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game , ▁which ▁was ▁screen ed ▁live ▁on ▁Hung arian ▁television , ▁the ▁Republic ▁lost ▁ 4 – 1 . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁together ▁with ▁Lith u ania , ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁England , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Four ▁Nations ▁F uts al ▁Cup . ▁The ▁Republic , ▁with ▁a ▁squad ▁that ▁included ▁D ane ▁M asse y ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Morgan , ▁held ▁England ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw . ▁ ▁UEFA ▁F uts al ▁Championship ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁UEFA ▁F uts al ▁Championship ▁twice ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁a ▁squad ▁that ▁included ▁Thomas ▁Morgan , ▁Gary ▁McC abe ▁and ▁D ane ▁M asse y , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁played ▁against ▁Cy pr us , ▁England ▁and ▁Kaz akh stan ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁UEFA ▁F uts al ▁Championship ▁pre lim inary ▁group ▁qual ifying ▁tournament . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁hosts ▁and ▁all ▁six ▁group ▁games ▁were ▁played