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Tue 05 May 2007Ireland off on right foot thanks to RooneySOCCER/European Under-19 Championship Qualifying/Republic of Ireland 3 Bulgaria 0:The Irish took a confident step towards a first European Youth finals appearance in five years last night at United Park where Adam Rooney's hat-trick early in the first half proved enough to earn Seán McCaffrey's side a victory.Combined with the result at the Carlisle Grounds, where the Germans and Hungarians played a goalless draw, the win puts the Republic top of the group and in a strong position to qualify ahead of tomorrow evening's outing against Germany.