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Watch: news2day Thursday, 26 March 2026 - Czechia v Ireland!

Get set to cheer on the boys in green! We have all the latest ahead of Czechia v Ireland.

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We are not saying it's the only story today, but Czechia v Ireland in the World Cup 2026 Qualifiers Play-off dominates the show today.

Former news2day presenter Paul O'Flynn is on duty with RTÉ News and he has a special report for us from Prague.

Samantha Libreri caught up with Troy Parrott's family to see how they think the game will go and Cathal visited Firhouse Educate Together NS to find out who they think will win.

It's not all World Cup fever, as we finish with a nice story about how a little monkey named Punch is finally making friends.

RTÉ Sport have all the action, starting at 7pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player - here's all you need to know!

There's lots more content from the show, including an archive, at rte.ie/news2day.

Watch news2day weekdays during the school term at 4.20pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.