First round starts tomorrow. Top two to qualify. Republic of Ireland Under-19 squad: Shane Redmond (Nottingham Forest) James McKeown (Peterborough United) Brendan Moloney (Nottingham Forrest) Noel Haverty (St. Patrick’s Athletic) Shane Lowry (Aston Villa) Garry Breen (Manchester City) Danny Earls (Aston Villa) Lorcan Fitzgerald (West Ham United) Emeka Onwubiko (Bray Wanderers) Michael Daly (Manchester City) Paul Cahillane (Celtic) Harry Arter (Charlton Athletic) Graham Carey (Celtic) Donal McDermott (Manchester City) Ian Bermingham (UCD) David Hutton (Tottenham Hotspur) Christy Fagan (Manchester United) Ian Daly (Manchester City) UEFA first phase Group 1 qualifiers (all KO 3pm): Thursday, November 1st Portugal v Andorra - CD Trofense, Trofa Republic of Ireland v Belarus - Varzim SC, Povoa Varzim Saturday, November 3rd Belarus v Portugal - Dr. Jose Vieira Carvahlo, Maia Republic of Ireland v Andorra - Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde Tuesday, November 6th Andorra v Belarus - Padroense FC, Padroa Legua Republic of Ireland v Portugal-Municipal Stadium, Povoa Varzim
Republic of Ireland Under-19 team (vs Belarus): Shane Redmond (Nottingham Forest) Brendan Moloney (Nottingham Forrest) Shane Lowry (Aston Villa) Garry Breen (Manchester City) Danny Earls (Aston Villa) Lorcan Fitzgerald (West Ham United) - captain Paul Cahillane (Celtic) Graham Carey (Celtic) Emeka Onwubiko (Bray Wanderers) Christy Fagan (Manchester United) Ian Daly (Manchester City) Substitutes: James McKeown (Peterborough United) Noel Haverty (St. Patrick’s Athletic) Michael Daly (Manchester City) Harry Arter (Charlton Athletic) Donal McDermott (Manchester City) Ian Bermingham (UCD) David Hutton (Tottenham Hotspur)
After a 2-1 loss to Portugal Ireland are out of the U-19 European Championship. That's disappointing... we haven't failed to make the Elite round in years.