Former England manager Bobby Robson has been medically cleared to resume his role as a consultant to Ireland coach Steve Staunton.

Robson, 73, has missed Ireland's last four matches _ against the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus and the Czech Republic _ following two operations to remove cancerous growths.

Robson, a former manager with Newcastle, FC Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven, was appointed as an international soccer consultant on Jan. 16, signing a two-year deal.

He met with Football Association of Ireland chief executive John Delaney on Tuesday to confirm he will continue the contract. Robson said he'll be at Ireland's next European Championship qualifier against San Marino next month in Dublin.

``I have been given the all-clear by the doctors and I am looking forward to getting back to doing the job I was employed to do,'' Robson said. ``Although I have been in regular contact with Stephen and John by telephone, I missed being able to link up with the squad and attend the games.''

Staunton, whose job has been under scrutiny since Ireland lost 5-2 at Cyprus on Oct. 7, said it would be a ``great boost'' to have Robson back.