Boys in Green dream of Euro U17 glory

Seeing the Republic of Ireland name inscribed on the Uefa U17 championship trophy yesterday provided current boss Tom Mohan with added motivation as they kick off their 2015 challenge here in Bulgaria.

Ireland meet Holland in Sozopol on the Black Sea coast this morning, quietly confident of a positive start.

“It would indeed,” smiled manager Mohan on just how good it would be to get Ireland’s name on the trophy for a second time and follow in the footsteps of Brian Kerr’s heroes in 1998.