Young Everton defender, Shane Duffy, has been included in the Ireland U19 squad for their upcoming UEFA Qualifying games.
The call-up marks a return to international action for Duffy following the freak injury he sustained in May with the Irish senior squad and he is in line to make his first competitive appearance for Ireland since switching to the FAI from the IFA.
The 18 year-old is included in a squad which also contains Mark O'Brien, the young Derby County defender, who has made a full recovery from his recent heart surgery, and a number of domestically based players, including his fellow Derry-man, Patrick McEleney.
Republic of Ireland U19 squad:
- Sean Mc Dermott (Arsenal)
- Aaron McCarey (Wolves)
- Declan Walker (Wrexham)
- John Egan (Sunderland)
- Anthony O'Connor (Blackburn Rovers)
- Sean McGinty (Manchester United)
- Mark O'Brien (Derby County)
- SHANE DUFFY (Everton)
- Carl McHugh (Reading)
- Daryl Horgan (Salthill Devon)
- Shane Byrne (Leicester City)
- Stephen McDonnell (Dundalk)
- Jeff Hendrick (Derby County)
- Liam Irwin (Bolton Wanderers)
- Craig Walsh (Longford Town)
- Patrick McEleney (Derry City)
- Robbie Brady (Manchester United)
- Michael Rafter (Colchester United)
Thursday October 7 (4pm)
Republic of Ireland v Luxembourg, Georgi Benkovski, Teteven
Saturday October 9 (4pm)
Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria, Georgi Benkovski, Teteven
Tuesday October 12 (4pm)
Serbia v Republic of Ireland, Georgi Benkovski, Teteven.
