Ireland midfielder Denis O’Sullivan has been excluded from the upcoming friendly match between Italy and Wales.
O’Sullivan last appeared for club or country in a competitive game in December, but was ruled out along with Blackburn midfielder Tyler Toland, who also has a knee problem.
Peamount United’s Erin McLaughlin and Jess Fitzgerald have been named as his replacements. Fitzgerald, 17, will be promoted from the Ireland Under-19 squad and will make his first call-up.
Ireland will play away to Italy next Friday, February 23rd, before returning to Tallaght to face Wales next Tuesday, February 27th.
These two matches will be part of preparations for the Euro 2025 qualifiers, which will begin in April after the draw on March 5th.
Ireland representative
Goalkeeper: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lioness), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewis)
Defender: Jesse Stapleton (on loan from Reading – West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Aoife・Manion (Manchester United), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)
Midfielder: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Lucia Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Jamie Finn (Birmingham City), Heather Payne ( Everton), Jess Jiu (West Ham United), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace), Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United), Jess Fitzgerald (Peamount United)
forward: Kyra Calusa (San Diego Wave), Abby Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Keenan (Liverpool), Emily Murphy (Wake Forest University)
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Friday 23 February: Italy v Ireland, Viola Park, Florence, kick-off 18:15 (17:15 Irish time), live on RTÉ NewsNow
Tuesday 27th February: Ireland v Wales, Tallaght Stadium, kick-off 19:30, live on RTÉ2
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