Ireland U21 manager Noel King is refusing to give up the Euro qualification quest following last night’s defeat to 10-man Turkey.

Robbie Brady maintains he’d rather be in Sligo than Serbia tonight.

John Egan is taking inspiration from clubmate James McClean as he makes his way in international football.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U21 coach Noel King has named his squad for the UEFA Championships qualifier against Liechtenstein at The Showgrounds, Sligo on Monday night (7.30pm).

GREG CUNNINGHAM hopes tofinally get his year going tonight when Ireland’s U21s face Liechtenstein in their UEFA Championship qualifier in Eschen (6pm Irish time).

IT MIGHT, in reality, be the Airtricity League versus the Football Conference but any meeting of Ireland and England comes with added spice and tonight’s International Challenge Trophy game at the RSC in Waterford (7.30) is no exception.

IRELAND’S Under-19s powered past Poland last night at Tolka Park in the first of this week’s double-header friendlies.

NEIL WARNOCK’S fractious relationship with the FAI has deteriorated further after he launched an outspoken attack on their treatment of his Crystal Palace winger Sean Scannell.

REPUBLIC of Ireland U-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has named an 18-man squad for next week’s friendlies against Slovakia in Bratislava — their final preparatory games before the UEFA Championship Elite phase qualifiers in June.

SEÁN MCCAFFREY’S Irish U19 side yesterday qualified for the elite qualifying phase of the UEFA Championship’s but they were made to work hard for the victory against a very defensive Liechtenstein team with Chelsea’s Conor Clifford’s strike in the 84th minute proving to be the difference between the two teams.

REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Sean McCaffrey has named an 18-man squad for the UEFA U17 Elite Phase tournament (March 13-18).

IRELAND’S U-19 side were unlucky losers to an impressive Portugal in a friendly at Belfield last night.

TOTTENHAM defender Cian Hughton — son of former Irish and Spurs full-back Chris Hughton — will make his first International appearance of the season tonight when Ireland’s U-19’s host Chile in Athlone (7.30pm).