Toronto Star

Ireland clinches Euro 2016 berth

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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 that secured a 3-1 aggregate win. Walters converted a penalty in the 24th minute after Ervin Zukanovic was judged to have handled Daryl Murphy’s cross. It will be Ireland’s second consecutiv­e European Championsh­ip; Bosnia also lost in the playoff stage in 2012.

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