AP, Dublin :
Ireland qualified for next year’s European Championship on Monday as Jonathan Walters returned from suspension to score both goals in a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina and secure a 3-1 aggregate win in their playoff.
Walters converted a penalty in the 24th minute after Ervin Zukanovic was harshly adjudged to have handled Daryl Murphy’s cross.
The Stoke forward all but confirmed Ireland’s ticket to France with his second goal 20 minutes from full time to set off celebrations at the Aviva Stadium.
“The whole team on the pitch are heroes,” Walters said. “We got there in the end, we did it the hard way, but we got there.
