Darragh Reilly named in Ireland Under 15 squad
REPUBLIC of Ireland Under 15 head coach Jason Donohue has named a 20-man squad for an upcoming international tournament in Spain, with former Castlebar Celtic player Darragh Reilly included in the panel.
Darragh, who now plays with Sligo Rovers, and his team-mates will face Spain, the Netherlands and Hungary over five days at the end of January and beginning of February at the Pinatar Arena.
Despite the majority of the players being in their off-season, as is the case with Darragh, Donohue has been delighted with the players' physical preparations.
“Communication with the clubs has been key,” he said. “I've been in conversation with the club coaches just to get the players on programmes. We wont be using the players' fitness as an excuse in Spain.”
Goalkeeper Aaron Maguire, defender James Abankwah and forwards Edwin Adbajwe and Ciaran O'Sullivan are in line to make their international debuts after being selected in the squad for the first time.
Darragh represented his country in two internationals against Poland in late November, captaining the team in the second of those games.
The full squad consists of: goalkeepers Aaron Maguire (Tottenham Hotspur) and Lee Morris (Dundalk); defenders James Abankwah (St. Patrick's Athletic), Ben Curtis (Shamrock Rovers), Tom Fogarty (Birmingham City), Craig King (St. Patrick's Athletic), Aaron O'Reilly (St. Patrick's Athletic), Darragh Reilly (Sligo Rovers) and John Ryan (Shamrock Rovers); midfielders Luke McGlynn (Finn Harps), Jamie Mullins (Bohemians), Glory Nzingo (St. Patrick's Atheltic) and John Joe Power (Burton Albion); and forwards Edwin Agbajwe (Shamrock Rovers), Conor Campbell (Finn Harps), Evan Ferguson (Bohemians), Cian Kelly (Bohemians), Michael Leddy (Shamrock Rovers), Ciaran O'Sullivan (Mallow United) and Ben Quinn (Cherry Orchard).
The fixtures are as follows: Republic of Ireland v Spain, Pinatar Arena, January 30, 1 p.m. Irish time; Republic of Ireland v Netherlands, Pinatar Arena, February 1, 4 p.m. Irish time; and Republic of Ireland v Hungary, Pinatar Arena, February 3, 1 p.m. Irish time.