Republic of Ireland Under 17 manager Sean McCaffrey has today named an 18-strong squad to face Israel, Romania and Serbia & Montenegro for the UEFA Championships Elite phase which will be held in Dublin this month.
The Republic of Ireland will be looking to build on their recent success in last months Algarve quadrangular tournament where the Irish finished in 2nd place in a group which included France, Holland and Portugal.
Nottingham Forest trainee, Shane Redmond returns to the squad after some impressive displays in the Algarve where he was named goalkeeper of the tournament after conceding just one goal in three games.
Ireland eased past the 1st qualifying round of the UEFA Championship in Ukraine in a group which included Italy, Latvia and hosts Ukraine after an impressive 2-1 win over Ukraine, a 2-2 draw with Italy which was followed up by a 2-0 against Latvia.
This Elite phase consists of seven groups of four teams, with the winner of each group joining the hosts, Luxembourg for the final tournament in May.
UEFA Under 17 Championship - Elite Phase
Monday 27th March
Serbia & Montenegro v Israel
Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Kick-off 2.30 pm
Republic of Ireland v Romania
Dalymount Park, Kick-off 7.00 pm
Wednesday 29th March
Serbia & Montenegro v Romania
Belfield Park, UCD, Kick-Off 2.30 pm
Israel v Republic of Ireland
Richmond Park, Kick-off 7.00 pm
Friday 31st March
Republic of Ireland v Serbia & Montenegro
Tolka Park, Kick-off 7.00 pm
Romania v Israel
Carlisle Grounds, Bray, Kick-off 7.00 pm
Republic of Ireland Squad
Shane Redmond (Nottingham Forest), Andrew Callaghan (Millwall), Lorcan Fitzgerald (West Ham United), Gavin Donoghue (Sunderland), Garry Breen (Manchester City), Michael Spillane (Norwich City), Paul Cahillane (Glasgow Celtic), Graham Carey (Glasgow Celtic), Cillian Sheridan (Belvedere), Terry Dixon (Tottenham Hotspur), Donal McDermott (Manchester City), Corie Treacy (Cherry Orchard), Harry Arter (Charlton Athletic), Shane Lowry (Aston Villa), Michael Daly (Manchester City), Paul Skinner (Glasgow Celtic), Tom Lyons (Crystal Palace), Christy Fagan (Manchester United)
