Meet the Under 17 squad
The Republic of Ireland Under 17 side will face France, Spain and Switzerland in Group B of the UEFA Under 17 UEFA Championships which will be held in Antalya, Turkey from 4th - 16th May.
The two groups of four will battle it out with the winner and runner-up from each pool progressing to the semi-finals. Sean McCaffrey’s Republic of Ireland squad sealed their place at the showpiece by topping their four-nation Elite group on March 18.Ireland won the group, which was staged in Galway and Athlone, by virtue of goal difference after Portugal, Germany, Greece and the Irish had completed their series of three games with four points apiece. Ireland's games against France on Sunday 4th May and afgainst Spain on Saturday 10th May will be televised live on Eurosport
| 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship final tournament schedule | | Date | Group | Match | Location | Kick-off | | Sun 4 May | B
A
| FRA v IRL
TUR v NED
| Mardan Sport Complex | 16.00
19.00
| | Sun 4 May | A
B | SCO v SRB
ESP v SUI
| World of Wonders Football Centre | 16.00
19.00
| | Wed 7 May | A
B | TUR v SCO
FRA v ESP
| Mardan Sport Complex | 17.00
20.00
| | Wed 7 May | B
A | IRL v SUI
NED v SRB | World of Wonders Football Centre | 16.00
19.00
| | Sat 10 May | A
B
| NED v SCO
IRL v ESP
| Mardan Sport Complex | 17.00
20.00 | | Sat 10 May | A
B
| SRB v TUR
SUI v FRA
| World of Wonders Football Centre | 17.00
20.00 | | Tue 13 May | semi-final | | Mardan Sport Complex | 18.30 | | Tue 13 May | semi-final | | Antalya Atatürk Stadium | 21.00 | | Fri 16 May | final | SF 1 v SF 2
| Antalya Atatürk Stadium | 19.30 |
All kick-off times local, CET +1 hour
Matches in bold shown on Eurosport Click players name for further information
SQUAD
Ger Hanley (Salthill Devon)
Gavin Carlin (West Bromwich Albion) Padraic Ormsby (Crumlin United) Richie Towell (Celtic) Johnny Dunleavy (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Mark Connolly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Kallum Keane (Derby County) Gavin Gunning (Blackburn Rovers) Shaun Timmins (Birmingham City) Aaron Doran (Blackburn Rovers) Conor Clifford (Chelsea) Conor Hourihane (Sunderland)
John Sullivan (Crumlin United) Gearoid Morrissey (Ringmahon Rangers) Greg Cunningham (Manchester City)
Paul Murphy (Ipswich Town)
Darragh Satelle (Hull City)
Robert Brady (Manchester United)
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