The 22-year-old is the only first-time call-up in a squad which includes Séamus Coleman and Evan Ferguson.
LEICESTER WINGER KASEY McAteer has been included in Heimir Halgrímsson’s Republic of Ireland squad to face England and Greece in the Nations League after having his eligibility cleared by Fifa.
Séamus Coleman has been ruled fit and included for the upcoming fixtures as expected, while Evan Ferguson also features among Ireland’s forwards having recently returned from a five-month absence for Brighton. Advertisement None of Shane Duffy, Festy Ebosele, Jamie McGrath, Finn Azaz, Tom Cannon or Michael Obafemi have been included in Halgrimsson’s 23-man squad.
Efforts were first made under Stephen Kenny’s reign to secure the eligibility of McAteer, the English-born winger who has never represented Ireland at underage level.
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