SKB Players Called Up For Irish Squads
There are 5 SKB or ex SKB Players in the Irish under 17 International team who will meet their Croatian counterparts in two fixtures in Zagreb on Tuesday, February 24 (11.00am), and Thursday, February 26 (1.00pm). in preparation for the next stage of the European Elite finals later this year.
Ireland will travel to Poland in March to face the hosts, Greece and Belarus with the eight group winners and seven runners-up with the best record against the sides first and third in their section progress to the finals to join the hosts Bulgaria in the finals in May.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U17 SQUAD:
Caoimhin Kelleher (Ringmahon Rangers)
Tom McDermott (Tottenham Hotspur)
Luke Wade-Slater (St Kevin’s Boys)
Corey O’Keefe (West Bromwich Albion)
Shane Hanney (Shamrock Rovers)
Darragh Leahy (Coventry City)
Darragh Gibbons (Shamrock Rovers)
JJ Lunney (Preston North End)
Jake Doyle-Hayes (Aston Villa)
Brandon Payne (Celtic FC)
Conor Levingston (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Jamie Gray (St Kevin’s Boys)
Robbie McCourt (West Bromwich Albion)
Conor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Anthony Scully (West Ham United)
Zachary Elbouzedi (West Bromwich Albion)
Jamie Aherne (Lucan United)
Trevor Clarke (Middlesbrough)
Gerry McDonagh (Nottingham Forest)
Josh Barrett (Reading)
FIXTURES
Tuesday, February 24
U17 International Friendly
Croatia v Republic of Ireland, Zagreb (11.00am Irish)
Thursday, February 26
U17 International Friendly
Croatia v Republic of Ireland, Zagreb (1.00pm Irish)
UNDER 19 Squad
Paul Doolin’s squad includes two ex SKB players who are preparing for the forthcoming elite phase of the UEFA U19 Championships so the fixtures against the Azeris should come in useful to the Irish boss.
The Irish host Azerbaijan at Tallaght Stadium on Wednesday, February 25 (7.00pm), then the two sides meet again at the same venue on Friday, February 27 (3.00pm).
The Elite Qualifying Round fixtures take place in March when the Irish travel to Germany to face the hosts, Czech Republic and Slovakia.
“The Elite Phase is three months earlier than usual. Azerbaijan also qualified for the Elite Phase and are in with England. So this is very important preparation for us.
Republic of Ireland U19:
Liam Bossin (Anderlecht)
Harry Doherty (Brighton)
Kevin Toner (Aston Villa)
Billy Murphy (Bristol City)
Fiacre Kelleher (Celtic)
Timmy Murphy (Cork City)
Harry Charsley (Everton)
Noe Baba (Fulham)
Eoghan Stokes (Leeds United)
Ross Mann (Limerick)
Cieron Keane (Notts County)
Ryan Manning (QPR)
Reece Grego-Cox (QPR)
Sean Heaney (Shamrock Rovers)
Connor Dimaio (Sheffield United)
Joel Coustrain (Sheffield United)
Jamie McGrath (St Patrick’s Athletic)
Shaun Donnellan (West Bromwich Albion)
Jack Hallahan (West Bromwich Albion)
Josh Cullen (West Ham United)
FIXTURES
U19 International Friendlies
Wednesday, February 25
Republic of Ireland v Azerbaijan, Tallaght Stadium (7.00pm)
Friday, February 27
Republic of Ireland v Azerbaijan, Tallaght Stadium (3.00pm)
Paul Osam has named Dean Casey and Paul Mc Mahon from our Under 18 Super team have been included in the Irish International Under 18 home based squad for two games next week away to Wales.
Meanwhile, former SKB player Ryan Robinson now of Shelbourne has been named by Noel King in his Under 21 home based squad for a friendly game on Saturday next against the Irish Amateur International team in the AUL complex at 1.00pm.
