Ireland head coach Eileen Gleeson has selected a squad of 26 players for their UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Round 1 Play-Off double header against Georgia, reports fai.ie.
The 1st Leg is on Friday 25 October at the Mikheil Meskhi II Stadium in Tbilisi at 5pm (Irish time), the home leg on Tuesday 29 October at Tallaght Stadium 7.30pm, with both matches live on RTÉ2.
Injuries rule out Megan Campbell (ankle), Jess Ziu (knee), Ruesha Littlejohn (achilles) and Jamie Finn (knee), while Emily Murphy is unavailable. Both Heather Payne and Kyra Carusa return after missing the qualifiers in July against England and France.
Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan will not be involved in the 1st leg due to suspension but will link up with the squad on their return to Dublin.
Katie Keane earns a second senior call-up following a superb season with Athlone Town, where she recorded 10 clean sheets as her team won the SSE Airtricity Premier Division title. She will report into camp after the Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup Final against Shelbourne on Sunday.
Midfielder Ellen Molloy – who recently joined Sheffield United from Wexford – returns to the squad after last appearing for Ireland in the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier away to Slovakia in September 2022.
IRELAND WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Katie Keane (Athlone Town)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland, on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Anna Patten (Aston Villa)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Ellen Molloy (Sheffield United), Heather Payne (Everton), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace), Eva Mangan (Cork City)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Julie-Ann Russell (Galway United), Marissa Sheva (Portland Thorns)
