The Ireland Women’s Under-17s will travel to Sweden for three Round 2 games as part of qualification for the UEFA European WU17 Championships.

James Scott’s squad need to finish top of Group A1 in order to secure passage through to this summer’s finals tournament in Northern Ireland.

It is nine years since the WU17s last qualified for the showpiece event and hopes are high that they can build on the momentum from two recent International Friendly wins over Hungary.

Defender Amelia Fahey returns to the squad, while Treaty United’s Madison McGuane will continue as captain and there are 10 players selected who have already scored at this level.

First up is a clash with Germany on Friday, February 27th ahead of taking on Denmark on Monday, March 2nd and then facing Sweden on Thursday, March 5th – with all games being played in Stockholm.

Ireland WU17 Squad
Goalkeepers: Lucy Doyle Farrington (Wexford), Sarah Doyle (Shamrock Rovers)
Defenders: Lara Dallaghan (Shamrock Rovers), Emma Mooney (Athlone Town), Catherine Oliveira (STA Academy, USA), Amelia Fahey (Chelsea), Holly O’Hagan (Cork City), Ava Hallinan (Sligo Rovers)
Midfielders: Madison McGuane (Treaty United), Alex Devoy (Bohemians), Sophie Byrne (Shamrock Rovers), Abbie Duffy (Athlone Town), Tess Finn (Chelsea), Fiona Poole (Okanagan United, Canada)
Forwards: Ciara Milton (Shamrock Rovers), Halle Harcourt (Shelbourne), Ellen Goggin (Treaty United), Kassie McLoughlin (Shamrock Rovers), Alice Buggle (Shamrock Rovers), Hailey Twomey (Shamrock Rovers)

UEFA EUROPEAN WU17 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2 QUALIFIERS
Group A1
Friday, February 27th | Ireland WU17 v Germany WU17 | Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm | KO 13:00
Monday, March 2nd | Denmark WU17 v Ireland WU17 | Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm | KO 13:00
Thursday, March 5th | Sweden WU17 v Ireland WU17 | Kristinebergs IP, Stockholm | KO 18:00