The Republic of Ireland draw with England when the sides meet at Lansdowne Road for the first time.
Lansdowne Road in Dublin was the venue for the first time when the Republic of Ireland played England in a European Championship qualifier.
England took the lead after eight minutes when Bob Latchford headed them in front. The Repubilc of Ireland grew into the half and created a half chance for Don Givens.
Ireland were awarded a free to the right of the England box when Kevin Keegan stopped a run from Dave O'Leary with a foul. Liam Brady slipped the free kick to Gerry Daly who scored the equaliser.
The final score was Republic of Ireland 1 England 1.
Republic of Ireland v England was broadcast on 25 October 1978. The commentator is Jimmy Magee assisted by Ray Treacy.
A technical fault left television viewers on RTÉ without match commentary for the first few minutes. While the issue was being fixed RTÉ radio commentary from Philip Greene accompanied the television pictures.
