France U-21 1 Republic of Ireland U-21 0

Eircom League trio Liam Kearney, Kevin Doyle and Daryl Murphy have all retained their places in Don Given's Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for the October 8 clash with France.

DON GIVENS has given the side that beat Bulgaria a vote of confidence ahead of the opening European Under 21 Championship clash with Cyprus at Buckley Park, Kilkenny, tomorrow night.

Republic of Ireland Under 21 manager Don Givens has retained Cork City duo Liam Kearney and Kevin Doyle in an 18-man squad for the European Championship qualifiers with Cyprus and Switzerland next month.

REPUBLIC of Ireland U21 international Stephen Capper hopes to get his club future sorted out before his latest tilt at international success.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U-21 manager Don Givens has been forced to make two changes to his squad for Tuesday’s clash with Bulgaria at United Park, Drogheda (kick-off 7:30).

Poland U-21s 2 Republic of Ireland U-21s 2

HT: Poland 1 Rep of Ireland 0

Republic of Ireland U-21 boss Don Givens handed debuts to Liverpool’s Darren Potter and Paddy McCarthy of Manchester City for the friendly against the Poles.

DON GIVENS is hoping some of the Arsenal magic will rub off on his Republic of Ireland U-21 squad after naming Highbury youth coach Neil Banfield as his assistant.

ALMOST half of the Irish U-17 squad that played in a quadrangular soccer tournament in the Canary Islands last week were drawn from outside of Dublin.

The Republic of Ireland under-21 boss Don Givens has named a 20-man squad to take part in the Madeira International Tournament at the end of this month.

Scarborough’s FA Cup third-round heroes will all be given a crack at superstars Chelsea in the Conference club’s tie at the McCain Stadium today.

Republic of Ireland 2 Colombia 3

Rep of Ireland 2 Ivory Coast 2

Republic of Ireland U20 0 Paraguay U20 1

Republic of Ireland Under-21 coach Don Givens praised his “experienced” players for their performances in the 1-1 draw against Georgia at Buckley Park in Kilkenny last night.

Republic of Ireland U-21 1

Rep of Ireland U21: Connor, Capper, Kelly, Cryan, Thompson, Gilroy, Butler, Barrett, O’Flynn, Thornton, Reid.

Republic of Ireland U-21 v Albania U-21

IRISH youth team manager Gerry Smith has announced the squad of 20 Irish players who will travel to the United Arab Emirates next month for the Under 20 World Youth Championship finals.

BRIAN KERR’S Under-20 team made up for their defeat by Korea on Monday in the opening game of their four-nation tournament when they beat host nation, the United Arab Emirates, 3-2 in their second game in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Brian Kerr’s Under- 20 team gained ample compensation for their defeat by Korea on Monday in the opening game of their four-nation tournament when they beat host nation, the United Arab Emirates, 3-2 in their second game in Abu Dhabi this afternoon.

A journalist who taped the gunfire on Bloody Sunday says he could not believe troops were shooting live rounds because there seemed to be no reason for it.