Loughrey and Eire U-17s get set for 3 video games in every week

Buncrana’s Jodie Loughrey has been included within the Republic of Eire U-17 squad which face a run of three internationals within the house of every week.

Qualification to the 2023 UEFA Ladies’s Underneath-17 Championship is the goal for the Eire staff as they put together for video games in Spherical 2. 

Head Coach James Scott will convey a 20-player squad to south-west France for 3 Group A5 video games towards Kosovo (March 23), Italy (March 26) and France (March 29). 

With a view to safe passage by way of to this summer time’s finals match in Estonia, Eire should high their group. The Women in Inexperienced are ranked sixth within the seedings for this stage of qualification having completed in first place in Spherical 1 final October. 

The ultimate squad consists of 10 gamers who’ve already this 12 months featured within the SSE Airtricity Ladies’s Premier Division. Amongst these is captain Jodie Loughrey who has impressed since becoming a member of Sligo Rovers. 

Head Coach James Scott mentioned: “We now have been working with this group of gamers since final summer time after we have been in a position to compete in SuperCupNI after which have two pleasant video games towards Portugal earlier than our Spherical 1 qualifiers. It’s 11 video games along with simply two defeats, 29 targets scored and 4 clear sheets recorded, so we’re doing effectively. 

“We’re totally conscious, nonetheless, of the problem in entrance of us with three troublesome video games towards Kosovo, Italy and France. Nonetheless, we’re excited by the chance to check ourselves and see if we will qualify for the finals match. The gamers and workers have labored exhausting to achieve this level, so we are going to embrace this.” 

Republic of Eire Ladies’s Underneath-17 Squad

Goalkeepers: Katie Keane (Shelbourne), Niamh Richardson (Peamount United)

Defenders: Aoife Turner (Mountain View Los Altos), Heidi Mackin (Cork Metropolis), Aoibhe Fleming (Shamrock Rovers), Grace Fitzpatrick Ryan (Wexford Youths), Aoife Kelly (Shamrock Rovers), Kiera Sena (Cork Metropolis), Alice Lillie (Sligo Rovers)

Midfielders: Jodie Loughrey (Sligo Rovers), Ellen Dolan (Peamount United), Hannah Healy (Shelbourne), Freya Healy (Peamount United), Jess Fitzgerald (Peamount United)

Forwards: Pleasure Ralph (DLR Waves), Fiana Bradley (Cork Metropolis), Ruby Gallagher (Shamrock Rovers), Rebecca Devereux (Shelbourne), Katie Lawlee (Treaty United), Millie Daly (Athlone City) 

2023 UEFA Ladies’s Underneath-17 Championship – Spherical 2 Qualifiers

March 23 | Republic of Eire v Kosovo, Tarnos, France, KO 12:00

March 26 | Republic of Eire v Italy, Tarnos, France, KO 12:00

March 29 | France v Republic of Eire, Tarnos, France, KO 14:00

Loughrey and Eire U-17s get set for 3 video games in every week was final modified: March nineteenth, 2023 by Workers Reporter