Republic of Ireland under-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has announced his squad for the first qualifying phase of the UEFA under-19 European Championships later this month.
The competition will take place in Cork from 16th to 20th October with Ireland competing with Northern Ireland, Italy and Moldova to take one of the two places in next year's Elite phase of qualification.
The Republic of Ireland under-19 squad were last in action in late August in a pair of drawn friendlies with Bulgaria.
A limited number of complimentary tickets for all venues will be available to schools, schoolboy/girl clubs and local groups directly from the FAI by calling Aisling Fennin on 01 7037504 or aisling.fennin@fai.ie.
Republic of Ireland Under 19 Squad:
Billy Clarke Ipswich Town
Owen Garvan Ipswich Town
Darron Gibson Manchester United
Jonathan Hayes Reading
Mark Keane Bohemian FC
John Paul Kelly Bohemian FC
Shane Long Reading
Simon Madden Leeds United FC
Marc Mukendi Tshilumba Derry City
Ian Morris Leeds United
Edward Nolan Blackburn Rovers FC
James O’Brien Celtic
Diarmuid O’Carroll Celtic
Darren O’Dea Celtic
Darren Randolph Charlton Athletic FC
Darren Stapleton Reading
Anthony Stokes Arsenal FC
Shane Supple Ipswich Town
UEFA Under-19 European Championships Fixtures:
Sunday October 16
Italy v Moldova 2.30pm
Midleton
Northern Ireland v Rep of Ireland 7.00pm
Turner's Cross
Tuesday October 18
Northern Ireland v Italy 2.30pm
Midleton
Rep of Ireland v Moldova 7.00pm
Cobh
Thursday October 20
Rep of Ireland v Italy 7.00pm
Turner's Cross
Northern Ireland v Moldova 7.00pm
Cobh
