O’Neill announces reduced twenty five man squad

Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has announced his revised twenty five man squad for the friendly international against Turkey in Antalya on Friday the 23rd March 2018. The five players, Kieran O’Hara, Declan Rice, Enda Stevens, Daragh Lenihan and Derrick Williams named in his preliminary squad for the first time remain as do the uncapped duo of Matt Doherty and Scott Hogan with goalkeeper Aaron McCarey a late addition following the injury withdrawal of Rob Elliot and Keiren Westwood. Injury also rules out Greg Cunningham. The other omissions from the initial thirty man squad are Harry Arter, John Egan and Liam Kelly.