Republic of Ireland Under-19 Head Coach Paul Doolin today named his Under 19 squad that will compete in the Uefa Under 19 Championship Elite Phase Qualification Group 4 tournament.

Ireland will face group hosts, Portugal followed by Ukraine and will finish up facing Israel on the 31st of May.

Speaking about the tournament Doolin said: "This is a tough group and there will not be any easy matches but there is no reason why we can't go there and give a good account of ourselves. Portugal in the first game is clearly a big match, if we get something out of that then it will give us the confidence to come out of the group.

"I have confidence in this group of players, I know that if they play to their potential then there is no reason why they can't challenge for top spot in the group."

The 18 man squad is:

Sean McDermott - Arsenal

Niall Burdon - Stade Renne

Michael Barker - Bohemians

Neil Byrne - Rochdale

Samir Carruthers - Aston Villa

Michael Drennan - Aston Villa

Anthony Forde - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bradley Garmston - West Bromwich Albion

Thomas Hoban - Watford

Sean Kavanagh - Fulham

Conor Morrissey - Trieste

Sean Murray - Watford

Aiden O'Brien - Millwall

John O'Sullivan - Blackburn Rovers

James Kavanagh - UCD

George Smith - Southend United

Frankie Sutherland - Queens Park Rangers

Derrick Williams - Aston Villa

UEFA U-19 Elite stage qualifiers - Group 4

Portugal v Republic of Ireland - May 26th (19:00) Stadium Jose Arcanjo, Olhao

Republic of Ireland v Ukraine - May 28 (17:00) Stadium Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal.

Israel v Republic of Ireland - May 31st (19:00) Estadio de Nora, Ferreira.

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