Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Noel King has announced his squad for the forthcoming internationals against Denmark and Italy.
The U-21s play Denmark at Tallaght Stadium in a friendly Monday 28 May before meeting Italy in a UEFA U21 Championships qualifying match at the Showgrounds, Sligo, on Monday 4 June.
Captain Rob Kiernan has not been included as he is undergoing treatment on an injury but may join up with the group later. King also has the opportunity to add one or two more players if needed.
Republic of Ireland squad for forthcoming fixtures against Denmark and Italy:
Ian McLoughlin, Aaron McCarey, Mark Connolly, Shane Duffy, Greg Cunningham, Niall Canavan, Lanre Oyebanjo, John Egan, Jeff Hendrick, Eunan O’Kane, Richie Towell, Aidan White, Conor Clifford, Samir Carruthers, Conor Hourihane, Sean Murray, James Collins, Rhys Murphy, Aaron Doran, Robbie Brady.
U-19 international squad members Samir Carruthers and Sean Murray will join up with the squad after their UEFA Championships qualifying tournament duties with Paul Doolin’s squad have been completed. Eunan O’Kane and John Egan are the two other U-21 uncapped players in the squad.
King said: “We’ve assembled a good squad that we will be looking to build on our previous performances. At this stage of the season some players have not played for a couple of weeks so the Denmark game will be extremely important.
“Italy are a very well-prepared side that recently beat Scotland 4-1 in a warm-up game so everything is geared towards being prepared for that fixture.”
