Republic of Ireland Under 17's

Barker and Burke Named in Ireland Under 17 Squad

Belvedere Under 16's players, Michael Barker and Graham were included in the Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad for the double friendly internationals with Hungary played on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th February 2010.  

Ireland won the first match 2 - 0 on Tuesday at Tolka Park, Dublin and 1 - 0 in the second match on Thursday at the Carlisle Grounds, Bray. This was the squad's final  warm-up for the Under-17 UEFA Championship elite phase qualifiers taking place in Greece from the 19th - 24th March 2010.

Manager Sean McCaffrey' side are scheduled to meet Finland, Austria and host nation Greece in the mini-group with the aim of clinching top spot and the one available qualifying place into the European Championships in Liechtenstein in May.

Under-17 International  Friendlies Results:

Tuesday February 9 (19.30hrs)
Republic of Ireland 2 - 0 Hungary
Tolka Park, Dublin

Thursday February 11 (19.30hrs)
Republic of Ireland 1 - 0 Hungary
Carlisle Grounds, Bray

 Republic of Ireland Under-17 squad:

Sean McDermott (Arsenal)
Jack Bonham (Watford)
Alan Smith (Crumlin United)
Michael Barker (Belvedere)
Neil Yadolahi (Burnley)
Richard Bryan (Aston Villa)
Derrick Williams (Aston Villa)
Sean McGinty (Manchester United)
Kevin Knight (Leicester City)
Ben Glasgow (Arsenal)
Frankie Sutherland (QPR)
Shane Byrne (Leicester City)
Anton Rogers (Chelsea)
Carl McHugh (Reading)
Callum Webb (Arsenal)
Graham Burke (Belvedere)
George Smith (Southend United)
Ryan Brobbel (Middlesbrough)
Daniel Purdy (West Ham United)
David Murphy (Reading)
Conor Smith (Watford)
Aiden O'Brien (Millwall).

Manager- Sean McCaffrey

Read match reports on www.fai.ie

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