It’s the first time the brothers have lived in London, however the third time they’ve lived collectively.
Having been born and grown up in Manchester, they got here by way of Manchester Metropolis’s academy earlier than Pierce joined Sheffield Wednesday aged 16.
Shea stayed on the Etihad and made his Premier League debut underneath Pep Guardiola in Could 2023 earlier than signing for Southampton that summer season.
The brothers had been reunited at Wednesday when Shea joined on mortgage for the 2024-25 marketing campaign, however there was some 200 miles between them final yr because the midfielder returned to St Mary’s.
This summer season, after spectacular performances for Wednesday and Northern Eire, Pierce returned to Manchester Metropolis in a long-term deal earlier than becoming a member of QPR on mortgage.
To not be outdone, Shea earned a change again to the Premier League with Fulham as he turned Northern Eire’s first £30m footballer.
Each primarily based in west London, that gave them the chance to maneuver again in collectively, reigniting debates over who is healthier on the Grand Theft Auto video games and Fortnite and who cooks the higher steak sandwich.
They each wish to declare prime honours, however Pierce feels he could have the sting if he can get the peppercorn sauce recipe off the chef at QPR.
Older brother Eoin and oldsters Mary and Kelvin usually come to go to, too, and there is extra debate over who makes the home presentable, and whether or not doing the dishwasher truly counts as a chore.
“I feel she secretly needs it to be messy, so she will have slightly dig at us and do it anyway,” jokes Pierce about Mary, who was born in Northern Eire.
“She enjoys it actually, she’s not on vacation,” Shea laughs.
Shortly realising the hazard of getting a telling off on her subsequent go to, Shea provides, “Mum is class. We respect mum”.