The Ireland Colleges & Universities will take on the French Universities in an International Friendly on Wednesday, December 11th.

In what will be their first game in two years, the Irish squad is made up of 18 players including several who are regulars for their clubs in the League of Ireland.

Former St Patrick’s Athletic manager John McDonnell will lead the squad and he will be assisted by Damien Locke, Stephen Last and David Bourke.

This game will be the first in a new schedule that also includes a Friendly game against the Irish Defence Forces in January 2025.

Ireland Colleges & Universities Squad
Goalkeepers: Michael Dike (Limerick CFE | Treaty United), Daragh Mooney (Technological University Dublin | St Patrick’s Athletic)
Defenders: Emmanuel Milongo (Technological University Dublin | Drogheda United), Michael McCarthy (Mary Immaculate College Thurles | Cobh Ramblers), Sean McHale (Maynooth University | St Patrick’s Athletic), Cian O’Malley (Dublin City University | Wexford), Dean Larkin (SETU Waterford | Cobh Ramblers), Dean O’Shea (Maynooth University | Longford Town), Kevin Jordan (ATU Donegal | Finn Harps), Jesse Dempsey (SETU Waterford | Waterford)
Midfielders: Thomas Considine (SETU Carlow | Treaty United), Steven Healy (University of Galway | Galway United), Aaron Doran (Maynooth University | Maynooth Town), James Crawford (SETU Carlow | Wexford), Callum Thompson (SETU Carlow | Bray Wanderers)
Forwards: Daragh Murtagh (Maynooth University | Shelbourne), Luke Mavrak (Dublin City University | Sligo Rovers), Kennedy Amechi (MTU Kerry | Kerry)

Head Coach: John McDonnell (Dublin City University)
Assistant Coaches: Damien Locke (MTU Kerry), Stephen Last (SETU Carlow)
Goalkeeping Coach: David Bourke (Maynooth University)

International Friendly
French Universities v Irish Colleges & Universities
Wednesday, December 11th
Parc Des Sports Leo LaGrange, Saint-Nazaire
KO 18:00 (17:00 Irish Time)
Live Stream – https://www.youtube.com/@ffsportutv