McGuinness, Houlihan stay in Under-21 squad

Manager Don Givens has retained his two eircom League players, Jason McGuinness (Bohemians) and Shelbourne's Wesley Houlihan in his squad of eighteen for the Republic of Ireland's second game in the 2004 European Under-21 Championships against Switzerland at Buckley Park, Kilkenny, on Tuesday, October 8 (kick-off 7.30 pm).

Both McGuinness and Houlihan, who made their Under-21 international debuts against Finland in the friendly in Helsinki in August, were included in the squad for the game against Russia in Moscow on September 7 last, though a hamstring injury sustained in pre-match training ruled McGuinness out of taking any part in the match which the Russians won 2-0.