Irish squad named for Finland friendly
Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy has named a 25-man squad for the European Championship warm-up game against Finland in Helsinki on August 21 - but as expected there is no room for former skipper Roy Keane.
The Manchester United player had earlier stated his desire to play for Ireland again but only under a change of management.
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