Irish U19 squad is named

Republic of Ireland Under-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has named a squad of 18 players for two friendly matches against Norway in Dublin later this month.

The matches will be played on August 18 and August 20.

The two friendlies are designed as warm-up games for a four-nation tournament being held in San Marino in September.

The Irish are due to meet Bulgaria on September 18, the host nation San Marino two days later and Lithuania on September 22.

Included in the squad for the friendlies against Norway are goalkeeper Colin Doyle, who made his debut for Birmingham City in their recent tour in Malaysia, and former Kingdom Boys player Stephen O’Mahony who has joined Limerick FC.

The full squad is :

Paul Murphy (Leicester City), Colin Doyle (Birmingham City), Stephen O’Mahony (Limerick F.C.), Henry McStay (Leeds United), Derek Tyrrell (Leeds United), Patrick Flynn (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Paul Murphy (Manchester City), Kevin Cronin (Leeds United), William Flood (Manchester City), Neil Kilkenny (Arsenal), Stephen Dawson (Leicester City), Alan O’Brien (Newcastle United), Andrew Cousins (Leeds United), John Russell (Galway United), Karl Bermingham (Manchester City), Mark Yeates (Tottenham Hotspur), Mark Quigley (Millwall), Barry Corr (Leeds United).

Manager : Sean McCaffrey.