REPUBLIC of Ireland U18 Manager Seán McCaffrey has announced an experimental squad for a double friendly in Malta next month.

MANAGER, Noel O’Reilly is putting the finishing touches to his squad’s preparations for next week’s European Olympic Tournament in Lignano, Italy.

Having built up a strong lead on the first and second timed runs, Eugene Ferry/John Gallagher, in a Ford Escort, were convincing winners of the Westport based Castlecourt Single Stage Rally.