Quinn ruled out of Ireland's Euro 2025 play-off clash with Wales

The Birmingham City defender misses out with an ankle injury as boss Eileen Gleeson named her squad for the two-legged Celtic clash against the Dragons next week.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024 - 09:53

Andrew Dempsey

Experienced defender Louise Quinn has been ruled out of Ireland’s Euro 2025 play-off against Wales.

The Birmingham City defender misses out with a hip injury as boss Eileen Gleeson named her squad for the two-legged Celtic clash against the Dragons next week.

Also absent are Ellen Molloy (hamstring), Lucy Quinn (ankle), Jamie Finn (knee) and Jess Ziu.

Though there are welcome returns to the fold for Megan Campbell and Ruesha Littlejohn after the pair missed the previous play-offs against Georgia last month.

Should the Girls in Green triumph over two-legs against Wales, they will reach a European Championships for the first time at senior level.

The first-leg is set to take place on Friday, November 29th at the Cardiff City Stadium before the Aviva Stadium plays host to the second-leg on Tuesday, December 3rd.

Over 15,000 tickets have been sold for the second-leg so far.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic)

Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland, on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)

Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Carolina), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Heather Payne (Everton), Marissa Sheva (Portland Thorns), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Julie-Ann Russell (Galway United)

Fixtures:

UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off

Round 2, First Leg

Wales v Ireland

Friday, November 29th

Cardiff City Stadium

KO 19:15

LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off

Round 2, Second Leg

Ireland v Wales

Tuesday, December 3rd