Treacy called up for u-21s
Former Parkvilla goalkeeper Ross Treacy has been called up by Stephen Kenny for the Republic of Ireland u-21 training squad ahead of the February training camp which will include a match against a Republic of Ireland Amateur selection.
Treacy was on the books of Swansea City for a while before returning home to link up with Kenny at Dundalk last season.
With Kenny now departed from Oriel Park Treacy has once again been called upon by the two-time double winning manager to join a squad made up exclusively of players from the Airtricity League and the Northern Ireland Premiership.
The majority of the players selected are from the SSE Airtricity League with two players selected from the Northern Irish Premiership in Crusaders striker Ronan Hale and Linfield striker Michael O'Connor.
All of the players are eligible for the upcoming UEFA U-21 European Championships campaign, which starts in March against Luxembourg at Tallaght Stadium.
Shamrock Rovers have had three players called up with nine different SSE Airtricity League clubs represented in the squad. There are call-ups for Sligo Rovers centre-back John Mahon,
Cork City defender Conor McCarthy, St. Patrick's Athletic midfielder Jamie Lennon and also included are the UCD trio of Conor Kearns, Liam Scales and Neil Farrugia.
The training squad will take on the Ireland Amateur team, who include Trim Celtic's Colm carney, in a friendly game at Whitehall Stadium on Wednesday 6th February at 7.45pm.
Kenny has also named his backroom team for the upcoming campaign.
Keith Andrews, former Ireland international who is part of the current FAI UEFA Pro Licence course, will become assistant coach alongside Jim Crawford, who leaves his role as Ireland Under-18 Head Coach.
Former League of Ireland winner Dan Connor will continue his role of goalkeeping coach with the U-21s.
Damien Doyle will join as the Strength and Conditioning Coach, Gary Seery comes in as Performance Analyst with the medical staff being Ronan Kearney, Team Doctor, and Kevin Mulholland, physiotherapist.
Kenny has also announced that the U-21s will take part in the 2019 Toulon Tournament. Ireland have previously competed in the tournament six times and will travel to France in June.
Republic of Ireland U-21 Training squad: Goalkeepers - Conor Kearns (UCD), Ross Treacy (Dundalk); Defenders - Andy Lyons (Bohemians), Darragh Leahy (Bohemians), Conor McCarthy (Cork City), Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers), Liam Scales (UCD), John Mahon (Sligo Rovers); Midfielders - Dan Mandriou (Bohemians), Aaron Bolger (Shamrock Rovers), JJ Lunney (Waterford), Jamie Lennon (St. Patrick's Athletic), Brandon Kavanagh (Shamrock Rovers), Robbie McCourt (Bohemians); Forwards - Ronan Hale (Crusaders), Neil Farrugia (UCD), Michael O'Connor (Linfield), Will Fitzgerald (Limerick), Zach Elbouzedi (Waterford), Karl O'Sullivan (Limerick).
Republic of Ireland U-21 Coaching Staff: Manager - Stephen Kenny; Assistant Coaches - Keith Andrews, Jim Crawford; Strength and Conditioning Coach - Damien Doyle; Goalkeeping Coach - Dan Connor; Performance Analyst - Gary Seery; Physiotherapist - Kevin Mulholland; Team Doctor - Ronan Kearney.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND UNDER-15s
Republic of Ireland Under-15 Head Coach Jason Donohue has named a 20-man squad for an upcoming International Tournament in Spain, including Ben Curtis from Navan and Bettystown's Evan Ferguson.
Over the space of five days in late January and early February, Ireland will play Spain, the Netherlands and Hungary at the Pinatar Arena.
Goalkeeper Aaron Maguire, defender James Abankwah and forwards Edwin Adbajwe and Ciaran O'Sullivan are in line to make their international debuts, after being selected in the squad for the first time.
Republic of Ireland Under-15 Squad: Goalkeepers: Aaron Maguire (Tottenham Hotspur), Lee Morris (Dundalk); Defenders: James Abankwah (St. Patrick's Athletic), Ben Curtis (Shamrock Rovers), Tom Fogarty (Birmingham City), Craig King (St. Patrick's Athletic), Aaron O'Reilly (St. Patrick's Athletic), Darragh Reilly (Sligo Rovers), John Ryan (Shamrock Rovers); Midfielders: Luke McGlynn (Finn Harps), Jamie Mullins (Bohemians), Glory Nzingo (St. Patrick's Atheltic), John Joe Power (Burton Albion); Forwards: Edwin Agbajwe (Shamrock Rovers), Conor Campbell (Finn Harps), Evan Ferguson (Bohemians), Cian Kelly (Bohemians), Michael Leddy (Shamrock Rovers), Ciaran O'Sullivan (Mallow United), Ben Quinn (Cherry Orchard)
Republic of Ireland Under-15 Fixtures
30/1: Republic of Ireland v Spain, Pinatar Arena, 13:00 (14:00 local time)
1/2: Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, Pinatar Arena, 16:00 (17:00 local time)
3/2: Republic of Ireland v Hungary, Pinatar Arena, 13:00 (14:00 local time)