Calls to preserve St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre have grown as objections mount against the €100 million redevelopment plan in the heart of Dublin.

Brion Kennedy is calling on the Government to make the day after the semi-final a national holiday, and has said both the day of the final and the day after should also be one-off national holidays if Ireland gets there.

OrthoKids Ireland, organised by parents of children under the care of Mr Green, warned their children have been “waiting months” for life-saving treatment due to Mr Green’s absence