A squad of 26 players has been selected by the Ireland Women's National Team for their UEFA EURO 2025 qualifying round 1 play-off double header against Georgia.
Eileen Gleeson's squad will travel to Tbilisi for the First Leg against Georgia on Friday, October 25th, which will kick off at 20:00 local time (17:00 Irish Time), before hosting the same opponent in Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, October 29th. Both games will be broadcast 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 first leg in Tbilisi due to suspension, so she will link up with the squad on their return to Dublin.
The Squad for our @WEURO2025 Qualifying Round 1 Play-Off double header against Georgia ☘️#COYGIG pic.twitter.com/lRomaE3mhj
— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) October 17, 2024
Math native 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 Airlines Women's 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.
Tickets are selling well for the Second Leg in Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, October 29th but supporters are encouraged to secure their seat early to avoid missing out.
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)
FIXTURES
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off
Round 1, First Leg
Georgia v Ireland
Friday, October 25th
Mikheil Meskhi II Stadium
KO 20:00 (17:00 Irish Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifying Play-Off
Round 1, Second Leg
Ireland v Georgia
Tuesday, October 29th
Tallaght Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2
