25-strong squad confirmed for Northern Ireland and Hungary clashes.
Emma Duffy INTERIM REPUBLIC OF Ireland women’s manager Eileen Gleeson has announced her squad for the upcoming Uefa Nations League games against Northern Ireland and Hungary.
Gleeson has included 25 players for the double-header, with over 30,000 tickets sold for the historic Group B1 opener against Northern Ireland at the Aviva Stadium next Saturday. The Girls In Green travel directly to Budapest afterwards to face Hungary on Tuesday, 26 September.Savannah McCarthy, Éabha O’Mahony and Emily Whelan are back in the fold, while there are recalls for Saoirse Noonan and Hayley Nolan after they missed out on World Cup selection.
Izzy Atkinson is the one player from Pauw’s World Cup squad unaccounted for, with reserve goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse left out as Gleeson opts for three. McCarthy, returning from an ACL injury, is the one home-based player to be called up, after O’Gorman’s departure and Abbie Larkin’s deadline day move to Glagsow City.
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