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Paul Doolin at the Republic of Ireland Under 23 Squad Announcement ©INPHO/Donall Farmer
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Ireland u23 squad named

Paul Doolin names 18-man squad to play in final group match of tournament.

PAUL DOOLIN HAS named the Ireland under 23 squad for the International Challenge Trophy match against Estonia later this month.

Graham Cummins (Cork City Foras Co-op), Daniel Kearns (Dundalk), Jake Kelly (Bray Wanderers) and Enda Stevens (Shamrock Rovers) all come into the 18-man squad for the first time.

Ireland must beat Estonia away to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament after they lost 2-1 to England in their first match.

Paul Doolin said: “We’re looking forward to the Estonia match. We have a strong squad of players, and once again I was faced with the difficult decision of who to leave out. Estonia will be a good side but we have real quality throughout this squad and we will travel there looking for three points.”

The International Challenge Trophy is a tournament for semi-pro and amateur players based domestically, now in its second year. Ten nations take part: Belgium, Italy, Romania, Malta, England, Estonia, Ireland, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Poland and Wales.

IRELAND UNDER 23: Darren Quigley (Sporting Fingal), Robert Duggan (Drogheda United), Seamus Conneely (Galway United), Kenny Browne (Sporting Fingal), Garry Breen (Dundalk), Enda Stevens (Shamrock Rovers), Conor Powell (Bohemians), Shaun Williams (Sporting Fingal), Stephen O’Donnell (Galway United), Graham Cummins (Cork Citty Foras), Greg Bolger (UCD), Ronan Finn (Sporting Fingal), Billy Dennehy (Shamrock Rovers), Gary McCabe (Sligo Rovers), Karl Sheppard (Galway United), Daniel Kearns (Dundalk), Jake Kelly (Bray Wanderers), Paddy Madden (Bohemians)