Stephen Kenny has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming games with Greece and Gibraltar.
Gavin Cooney JAMES MCCLEAN HAS been omitted from the Irish squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Greece and Gibraltar, having announced his plans to retire from international duty at the end of the year.
Also absent from the squad are Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher and Excelsior Rotterdam forward Troy Parrott, in spite of good recent club form. Kelleher has had rare starts for Liverpool in the Europa League and Carabao Cup, but has missed out through injury. Parrott is not included in spite of his good form in his latest loan spell, having scored twice in four league games, albeit all of which have been substitute appearances.
They are now in a holding pattern praying for a series of results across Europe earning them a spot in the Nations League play-offs, but those hopes are remote, statistically rated at 10%.Defenders: Matt Doherty , Festy Ebosele , Nathan Collins , Shane Duffy , Dara O’Shea , Andrew Omobamidele , Liam Scales , Ryan Manning .
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