Trio set for first competitive starts, McCarthy on bench

Keiren Westwood, Darren O’Dea and Kevin Foley will all make competitive debuts for the Republic of Ireland in tomorrow night’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia.

Coventry keeper Westwood was always going to come in for the injured Shay Given to win his sixth senior cap, while Wolves defender Foley was favourite to take over from John O’Shea at right-back.