The quest to qualify for the 2025 UEFA Women's European Championships begins this month for the Republic of Ireland Women's National Team with games away to France and home to England.
Head Coach Eileen Gleeson has selected a 26-player squad for their two opening games in Group A3 which sees them start against UEFA Nations League runners-up France in Metz on Friday, April 5th.
Introducing our WNT squad ☘️
April 5th v France
April 9th v England#COYGIG | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/GVxAzOFTbZ— Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) March 28, 2024
Ireland will return to Dublin to host reigning European champions England on Tuesday, April 9th in the Aviva Stadium in what will be the first official meeting of the teams in 37 years.
Both qualifiers will be broadcast live on RTÉ2, while single match tickets for the England game are now available with demand high following sales of over 20,000 tickets so far.
Defender Niamh Fahey and midfielder Tyler Toland return to the squad after missing two International Friendly games - against Italy and Cymru - in February.
Anna Patten has been called up to the WNT squad for the first time but is awaiting international clearance from FIFA before being declared eligible for the two qualifiers.
The 24-year-old defender, who plays for Aston Villa in the English Women's Super League, qualifies through her Donegal-born Grandfather and Galway-born Grandmother.
Defender Tara O'Hanlon is still working through return to play protocol, while midfielders Sinead Farrelly (quad) Jamie Finn (knee) are unavailable.
The Ireland squad will begin preparations for the qualifiers at the FAI National Training Centre from Monday, April 1st.
FIXTURES
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifier
Group A3
France v Ireland
Friday, April 5
Saint-Smyphorien Stadium, Metz
KO 20:10 (Irish Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2
UEFA EURO 2025 Qualifier
Group A3
Ireland v England
Tuesday, April 9
Aviva Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2
And in the latest edition of "Who is..." that will no doubt consume talking points around the Ireland WNT, Aston Villa's Anna Patten links up with Eileen Gleeson's squad.
They take on France on April 5th and England on April 9th.
Full squad for those fixtures below👇 https://t.co/yhTsShsVWV pic.twitter.com/gZ7VQOjnDJ— Alanna Cunnane (@acunnane10) March 28, 2024
IRELAND WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewes).
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Reading - on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses).
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Denise O'Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Heather Payne (Everton), Jess Ziu (West Ham United), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace).
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Emily Murphy (Wake Forest University).
IRELAND WNT PLAYER STATS
Goalkeepers
Courtney Brosnan | DOB 10/11/1995 | 34 caps / 16 clean sheets | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Grace Moloney | DOB 01/03/1993 | 6 caps / 1 clean sheet | Debut vs Austria 02/03/2016
Sophie Whitehouse | DOB 10/10/1996 | 0 caps / 0 clean sheets
Defenders
Jessie Stapleton | DOB 07/02/2005 | 4 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Diane Caldwell | DOB 11/09/1988 | 102 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Denmark 15/03/2006
Louise Quinn | DOB 17/06/1990 | 115 caps / 16 goals | Debut vs Poland 02/02/2008
Niamh Fahey | DOB 13/10/1987 | 112 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Portugal 27/03/2007
Aoife Mannion | DOB 24/09/1995 | 3 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs China PR 22/02/2023
Caitlin Hayes | DOB 22/09/1995 | 8 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 23/09/2023
Anna Patten | DOB 20/04/1999 | 0 caps / 0 goals
Megan Campbell | DOB 28/06/1993 | 47 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Switzerland 24/08/2011
Midfielders
Katie McCabe | DOB 21/09/1995 | 84 caps / 26 goals | Debut vs Hungary 04/03/2015
Denise O’Sullivan | DOB 04/02/1994 | 111 caps / 20 goals | Debut vs Wales
Megan Connolly | DOB 07/03/1997 | 52 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs USA 23/02/2016
Ruesha Littlejohn | DOB 03/07/1990 | 79 caps / 6 goals | Debut vs Hungary 07/03/2012
Tyler Toland | DOB 08/08/2001 | 18 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Lily Agg | DOB 17/12/1993 | 15 caps / 3 goals | Debut vs Philippines 19/06/2022
Heather Payne | DOB 26/01/2000 | 44 caps / 2 goals | Debut vs Scotland 07/07/2017
Jess Ziu | DOB 06/06/2002 | 14 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 31/08/2018
Lucy Quinn | DOB 29/09/1993 | 21 caps / 5 goals | Debut vs Australia 21/09/2021
Izzy Atkinson | DOB 17/07/2001 | 15 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Portugal 21/01/2018
Forwards
Kyra Carusa | DOB 14/11/1995 | 23 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Montenegro 11/03/2020
Abbie Larkin | DOB 27/04/2005 | 17 caps / 1 goal | Debut vs Russia 19/02/2022
Amber Barrett | DOB 10/01/1996 | 41 caps / 7 goals | Debut vs Northern Ireland 19/09/2017
Leanne Kiernan | DOB 27/04/1999 | 30 caps / 4 goals | Debut vs Wales 20/08/2016
Emily Murphy | DOB 02/03/2003 | 1 caps / 0 goals | Debut vs Wales 27/02/2024
