Heimir Hallgrimsson has named his Republic of Ireland squad for next month's UEFA Nations League fixtures with England and Greece.
The Boys in Greece face England at the Aviva Stadium on the evening of Saturday, September 7, before hosting Greece at the same venue three days later.
The England game will be former Iceland boss Hallgrimsson's first game in charge since being announced as new Ireland boss last month in what was seen by many as a shock choice by the FAI.
John O'Shea, who took charge of Ireland's four games in 2024 so far, has been named as the 57-year-old's assistant head coach, while Paddy McCarthy, who worked under O'Shea earlier in the year, returns as assistant coach.
Lee Carsley has also named his England squad for next month's matches. The former Ireland player has been named Three Lions interim boss following Gareth Southgate's resignation after Euro 2024.
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Ireland U21 squad named
Goalkeepers: Tiernan Brooks (Gateshead), Killian Cahill (Brighton & Hove Albion), Josh Keeley (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders: James Abankwah (Udinese), Emmanuel Adegboyega (Dundee United, on loan from Norwich City), Sam Curtis (Peterborough United, on loan from Sheffield United), James Furlong (Wimbledon, on loan from Hull City), Anselmo Garcia-MacNulty (PEC Zwolle), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Connor O’Riordan (Cambridge United, on loan from Blackburn Rovers), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City)
Midfielders: Baba Adeeko (Wigan Athletic), Matt Healy (Royal Francs Borains), Joe Hodge (Huddersfield Town, on loan from Wolves), Andrew Moran (Stoke City, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Killian Phillips (St. Mirren, on loan from Crystal Palace), Rocco Vata (Watford)
Forwards: Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), Johnny Kenny (Shamrock Rovers, on loan from Celtic), Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Ollie O’Neill (Leyton Orient), Armstrong Oko-Flex (FC Zürich), Franco Umeh (Crystal Palace)
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More on the England squad
Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Tino Livramento and Angel Gomes received their maiden senior England call-ups, but Kyle Walker was conspicuous by his absence from interim boss Lee Carsley’s first squad.
The 50-year-old has temporarily stepped up from his role as England Under-21s boss after Gareth Southgate left following July’s Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
Walker served as vice-captain in Germany and was an eye-catching omission from a squad for the Nations League doubleheader against the Republic of Ireland and Finland that saw Carsley called up a number of the young players.
Uncapped Madueke, Gibbs-White, Livramento and Gomes have been included, while Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish return having been left out of the final Euro 2024 squad.
Jude Bellingham and Luke Shaw missed out through injury, while Kieran Trippier announced his international retirement before Thursday’s announcement.
Ben White, who turned down a call-up in March, remained absent despite the change in coaching staff.
There was no place for Euro 2024 squad members Ivan Toney, Aaron Ramsdale, Joe Gomez, Lewis Dunk and Adam Wharton.
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Grealish back
Jack Grealish is back in the England squad after missing out on the Euros.
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England squad named
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
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Watch Lee Carsley's press conference live
You can watch Lee Carsley's England press conference live on the video below:
We’re LIVE from St. George’s Park to hear from Lee Carsley on his very first #ThreeLions squad https://t.co/7sSH3YyLzV
— England (@England) August 29, 2024
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England team to be named soon
15 minutes until Lee Carsley names his squad.
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Watch the press conference live
You can watch Heimir Hallgrímsson and John O'Shea's press conference live on the video below via the FAI's YouTube channel:
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Ireland press conference coming up
Heimir Hallgrímsson and John O'Shea will speak to the media at 1.30pm.
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Kieran Trippier retires from international football
One man who will not be in England's squad to face Ireland is Kieran Trippier.
The Newcastle defender has announced his retirement from international football.
He made over 50 apperances for his country.
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More on the squad
The squad includes a first call-up for Leicester City winger Kasey McAteer who has completed his paperwork and received international clearance from FIFA. The 22-year old made his Premier League debut this month for the Foxes and scored an impressive seven goals last season as he helped the club secure promotion back to the top flight.
In a further boost to the new Head Coach, captain Seamus Coleman and striker Evan Ferguson are both named in the squad following their involvements for Everton and Brighton respectively in the Carabao Cup this week, as Ferguson returns to the squad having missed the June international window with an ankle injury.
Cardiff City striker Callum Robinson, who scored in the South Wales derby at the weekend against Swansea City, comes back into the squad as well as Sunderland midfielder Alan Browne. Long-term international absentee Jayson Molumby receives his first call-up since November 2023 after his foot injury ruled him out of international action this year whilst Chiedozie Ogbene and Nathan Collins, who were ruled out of the Hungary and Portugal matches through injury, also return to the squad.
Goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu remains a long-term absentee with an achilles injury whilst Burnley midfielder Josh Cullen is set to miss his first Ireland squad since 2020 as he withdrew from the squad through injury.
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Ireland squad named
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More on McAteer
You can read more about Kasey McAteer here.
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England squad announcement
Lee Carsley's squad is expected to be named at 2pm. Ireland's squad will be named before then.
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Kasey McAteer highlights
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First call-up for Leicester's Kasey McAteer
— Ireland Football (@IrelandFootball) August 29, 2024Kasey McAteer receives first call-up having completed his paperwork and received FIFA international clearance
The @LCFC winger goes into the squad for the England & Greece matches
Great news Kasey! pic.twitter.com/cV4Im2asMz
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Pre-squad announcement news coming in next few minutes
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11.30am...
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Welcome
Good morning and welcome to our live blog for today's Republic of Ireland's squad announcement.
Heimir Hallgrimsson has been handed a double fitness boost ahead of his first squad announcement with Seamus Coleman and Evan Ferguson both back in action for Everton and Brighton respectively in recent days.
The squad is not expected to differ much from the one named by John O'Shea for June's friendlies against Hungary and Portugal, with Hallgrimsson suggesting last week that he would lean on the former Manchester United defender and Paddy McCarthy when making his selection.
He said: “I’m not going to even try to lie about being an expert on Irish players, so that is why it is so important to have Paddy and John with me.
“This selection of the squad will probably be more or less based on their opinion, because there are three or four games maximum that the players have played in the league and you can’t jump in and say, ah, you played really good yesterday, you should be in the Irish squad.
“So they know the character of the players. And as time goes on I will definitely know more and more, so I can take over more of the selection or have more to say.
“But that is one of the reasons. I think it is really strong to have these two guys in the coaching staff.
“They have been in the last four matches and the changes I saw in those games, I thought they were good, kind of in the right direction, I would say, in my opinion."
