Tom Mohan has told his Republic of Ireland Under-17s to simply go and compete at next week’s UEFA championship finals in Bulgaria.

Despite a disappointing All-Ireland defeat to Kerry, there is still one Donegal man gunning for glory at national level.

TODAY attention turns towards next summer’s European Championships and Ireland’s first presence at a major tournament for ten years.

THE Republic of Ireland women’s U17 side were defeated 2-1 by a strong Japanese side in the FIFA Women’s U17 World Cup quarter-final in Trinidad on Friday night.

MANAGER Noel King has hailed the national U17 women’s team as the best in Ireland in any code after they secured a 1-0 victory over Canada in the FIFA World Cup on Thursday night.

Republic of Ireland 1-3 Poland

Republic of Ireland U17s 1 Spain U17s 3

THE Republic of Ireland U17s completed a brilliant week in Iceland by claiming the Nordic Cup with a 2-0 victory over England in Reykjavik yesterday.

Turkey 1 Rep of Ireland 0

Brian Kerr's Irish Under-17 side is in European Championship qualifier action this evening.

The Irish U17 team have taken the lead against the Czech Republic through Paul Murphy with eight minutes of the game gone.