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Niall O'Reilly
Bohemians National League Debut for O'Reilly
Well done to former Belvedere player Niall O'Reilly who made his Eircom National Premier League debut for Bohemians on Thursday 11th August.
The 18 year old defender turned in a good performance on the night to help Bohemians gain a valuable 3 points with a 1 - 0 win over Bray Wanderers.
A member of Belvedere's Under 17 double FAI Cup winning side last season, Niall has progressed well since signing for Bohemians Under 21's in June 2005.
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McCaffrey names squad for Bulgarian test
Republic of Ireland U-19 manager, Sean McCaffrey has announced his squad to take part in two International friendlies against Bulgaria on 23rd & 25th of August.
The games, which will be played in Sofia, will be seen as key preparation for the upcoming UEFA U-19 Championship 1st Phase Qualifying where Sean McCaffrey's men will face Italy, Northern Ireland and Moldova.
All games will be held in Cork from the 16th -20th October later this year.
Randolph (Charlton Athletic), Supple (Ipswich Town), Keane (Bohemians), Nolan (Blackburn Rovers), O'Dea (Celtic), Stapleton (Reading), O'Brien (Celtic), Kelly (Bohemians), Gibson (Manchester United), McCann (Burnley), Connolly (Arsenal), Morris (Leeds), Hayes (Reading), Treacy (Blackburn Rovers), Stokes (Arsenal), Long (Reading), O'Carroll (Celtic).
Ireland Under 21 squad named
Republic of Ireland U-21 manager, Don Givens has today named an 18 man squad for the forthcoming International Friendly against Northern Ireland.
Tottenham's Stephen Kelly has returned to the squad after being forced to withdraw from the recent European Championship Qualifier against Israel in June.
The match against Northern Ireland will give Don Givens side a tough test ahead of the autumn Internationals when they face France, Switzerland and Cyprus in the final games of their European Championship Qualifiers.
The game will be played on 16th August in Mourneview Park, Lurgan and will kick-off at 7.30 pm.
Henderson (Aston Villa), Deeney (Notts County), Kelly (Tottenham Hotspur), Foley (Luton Town), McCarthy (Leicester City), Fitzgerald (Bury), Paisley (Longford Town), Sheehan (Leicester City), Flood (Manchester City), Potter (Liverpool), Whelan (Sheffield Wednesday), O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers), Bell (Rushden and Diamonds), McGeady (Celtic), Doyle (Reading), Murphy (Sunderland), Tabb (Brentford), O'Donovan (Cork City).
Kerr names squad for Italy
Republic of Ireland Manager, Brian Kerr, has announced a 23 man squad for the highly attractive friendly with Italy at Lansdowne Road on Wednesday next 17th August, Kick Off 7.30pm.
Steve Finnan and Gary Breen and Richard Dunne, who each missed the Qualifiers against Israel and Faroe Islands, return after injury as do Robbie Keane and Andy O'Brien who missed the Faroe Islands game through injury and suspension respectively.
Brian Kerr said, "this game, against one of the aristocrats of International football, will provide ideal preparation for the important World Cup Qualifiers against France, Cyprus and Switzerland over the next two months."
The Irish squad will assemble in Dublin on Sunday afternoon next in preparation for Wednesday's friendly.
Given (Newcastle United), Kenny (Sheffield United), Colgan (Barnsley), Cunningham (Birmingham City), Breen (Sunderland), O'Brien (Portsmouth), O'Shea (Manchester United), Carr (Newcastle United), Harte (Levante), Finnan (Liverpool), Dunne (Manchester City), S Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Miller (Manchester United), Holland (Charlton Athletic), Kavanagh (Wigan Athletic), Kilbane (Everton), A Reid (Tottenham Hotspur), Quinn (Sheffield United), Duff (Chelsea), Doherty (Norwich City), Elliott (Sunderland), Morrison (Birmingham City), Keane (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Former Belvedere Players Figure in Eircom League Cup Tie
Belvedere Football Club had more than a passing interest in the Eircom League Cup tie between Bohemians and Saint Patrick's Athletic, which was played at Dalymount Park on Tuesday 21st June 2005.
Between the two teams, there were no less than 12 former Belvedere players involved on the night.
Saint Patrick's Athletic manager John McDonnell is himself a former Belvo player, as are Stephen Caffery and Gerard Rowe.
Bohemians fielded former Belvo players Mark Duggan and Mark O'Brien as well as a number of their Under 21 side for the match, including Niall O'Reilly, Conor Powell, James Lee, Mark Keane, Michael Mooney and Mark Healy, while Sean Fay was an unused sub.
Bohemians' first team coach Pat Cleary is also a former Belvo player.
In an entertaining match that produced some very good football from both teams, the more experienced Saint Pats side proved to be the stronger on the night, winning 3 - 1.
Well done to all the former Belvo players involved in the match, particularly those Under 21 players who made their first team debut for Bohemians on Tuesday night.
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