Cathal O'Sullivan receives first call-up to Republic of Ireland U21 squad

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IRELAND'S U21 CALL: Cathal O'Sullivan of Cork City has been called up to the Ireland U21 squad. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile.

Cathal O'Sullivan has been called up to the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for the first-time as Jim Crawford names his 24-man panel for friendlies against Croatia and Qatar next month.

The young Boys in Green head to Zagreb to face Croatia on Friday, June 6 before taking on Qatar Under-23s on Tuesday, June 10 as part of their final preparation before the start of the European Championship Qualifiers in September.