Dublin and Cork will play host to Ireland Under-21s’s opening two UEFA European Championship home qualifiers as the home venues for the remainder of 2025 were confirmed.

The young Boys in Green will play their first home game in 11 months when they take on Andorra in Tallaght Stadium, Dublin on Tuesday, September 9. They then host Slovakia a month later in Turner’s Cross, Cork on Friday, October 10.

Tickets will go on sale the week of Monday, August 4. 

Ireland have been drawn against back-to-back European Champions England as well as Slovakia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Andorra in Group D of qualification. 

Jim Crawford’s side received amazing support in their last campaign, achieving 5,000 plus attendances on three occasions as fans flocked to see now senior internationals caps Festy Ebosele, Andrew Moran, Rocco Vata, Sinclair Armstrong and Killian Phillips.

The message from the Head Coach is that same support is needed in both Dublin and Cork ahead of the new campaign.

Jim said: “After playing so many games away from home in the last year we’re really excited to be back on Irish soil with a new generation of Ireland Under-21s internationals.

“The support we’ve had in the last few campaigns in Cork and Dublin has been immense. The stats show we’re one of the best supported Under-21s international teams in Europe which only reaffirms how much our fans come out to support football in this country.

“I look at those special occasions in Tallaght against Sweden, Montenegro and Bosnia & Herzegovina and the games in Cork against Iceland, Türkiye and Italy and on each occasion the crowd has got us over the line. They’re a young team, with many faces people will recognise from the League of Ireland. The league is seeing a huge surge in crowds and these games are an opportunity for those fans and the communities in both cities to come out and see our boys represent our country.”

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Ireland Under-21’s home 2025 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers

Tuesday, September 9 | Ireland v Andorra, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Kick-Off 7.30pm
Friday, October 10 | Ireland v Slovakia, Turner’s Cross Stadium, Cork, Kick-Off 7.30pm