Dawson Devoy in Republic of Ireland u-21 panel
Ashbourne man Dawson Devoy, who featured prominently for Bohemians in Monday night's 5-1 win against Dundalk, has been included in the Republic of Ireland u-21 panel by manager Jim Crawford for a triple-header of friendlies against Switzerland, Australia and Denmark in Marbella, Spain.
Apart from Devoy, there are seven new faces in the 26-man panel with Sevilla’s Ryan Johansson included after he was declared eligible to play for Ireland following clearance from FIFA.
He is joined by Getafe’s John Joe Patrick Finn Benoa who is selected in his first Ireland international squad.
Sheffield Wendesday's Ciaran Brennan, Derby County’s Festy Ebosele and Lincoln City’s Sean Roughan get the call for the first time as does UCD striker and League of Ireland First Division top scorer Colm Whelan.
Dan Rose of Schalke 04, who was included in the initial squad ahead of the Wales friendly in March but was unable to travel due to Covid-19 restrictions, will join his first u-21 camp.
The games will form part of the u-21s preparation for their 2023 European Championship qualifiers against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Luxembourg in September.
The games against Switzerland and Australia to be shown live on Premier Sports 1 and FreeSports in Ireland and the UK.
Ireland’s game with Denmark on Saturday, 5th June (5pm) will be shown in full at 9.30pm on Premier Sports 1.
PANEL
Goalkeepers - Sam Blair (Norwich City), Brian Maher (Bray Wanderers), Dan Rose (Schalke 04)
Defenders - Ciaran Brennan (Sheffield Wednesday), Festy Ebosele (Derby County), Shane Flynn (Leicester City), Andy Lyons (Bohemians), Oisin McEntee (Newcastle United), Mark McGuinness (Arsenal), Lewis Richards (Wolves), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City).
Midfielders - John Joe Patrick Finn Benoa (Getafe), Luca Connell (Celtic), Conor Coventry (West Ham United), Dawson Devoy (Bohemians), Alex Gilbert (Brentford), Conor Grant (Rochdale), Ryan Johansson (Sevilla), Conor Noss (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Louie Watson (Derby County).
Forwards - Jonathan Afolabi (Celtic), Will Ferry (Southampton), Joshua ‘JJ’ Kayode (Rotherham United), Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth), Colm Whelan (UCD), Tyreik Wright (Aston Villa).
FIXTURES
Sunday 30th May - Switzerland v Republic of Ireland, 11am.
Wednesday 2nd June - Australia v Republic of Ireland, 12pm.
Saturday 5th June - Republic of Ireland v Denmark,5pm.