Manager Martin O'Neill has said Ireland’s international friendly stalemate against England was "exactly what we needed" ahead of next week’s crunch Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland.
Ireland and England played out a relatively uninspired draw at the Aviva stadium, with O’Neill’s side showing flashes of creativity without ever threatening the English goal for any extended period.
The Ireland camp had made clear in the run-up to the game that although they were hoping for a result against England, the game against Scotland, who are one place above them in the Group D standings was the priority.
Strikers Daryl Murphy failed to convert Ireland's best first-half opportunities, striking the ball narrowly past Joe Hart's goal early in the game and heading wide.
Hart was also forced to save a strike from substitute Jon Walters in the second half and Aiden McGeady failed control the rebound.
Toothless England extended their unbeaten run to 10 games but manager Roy Hodgson declared himself disappointed with their performance.
The visitors failed to get a single shot on target in the first half and Ireland Keeper Keiren Westwood easily saved two chances for Wayne Rooney in the second.
"It's way below what we were hoping to achieve," England manager Roy Hodgson told reporters, pointing to Raheem Sterling in particular as failing to "hit the heights" he was capable of.
"We didn't make nearly enough use of moments when we got into the final third... we have to do better than that," said Hodgson, whose team is leading Group E by six points and plays Slovenia in Ljubljana next Sunday.
The game was the first between the sides in Dublin since the infamous game in 1995 when English fans ripped up part of the stand in the old Lansdowne Road, and today’s game passed off without incident.
The tone was set by a standing ovation from both sets of fans for Jack Charlton, an English World Cup winner in 1966 and Ireland's most successful manager. Some England fans applauded the Irish national anthem.
