Squad news:  Sean McCaffrey has named his Republic of Ireland squad ahead of the Uefa Under-17 Championships which will be held in Antalya, Turkey from May 4th-16th.

Ireland will play France in their opening game on Sunday, May 4th before they take on Switzerland three days later. Their final Group B tie comes against holders Spain on Saturday, May 10th.

The two groups of four will battle it out with the winner and runner-up from each pool progressing to the semi-finals.

McCaffrey's side secured their place at the Championships by topping their four-nation elite group on March 18th.

The group was staged in Galway and Athlone and Ireland won on goal difference after Portugal, Germany, Greece and the hosts all finished with four points apiece.

Republic of Ireland Under-17 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)

Uefa Under-17 Championships

Group A
Turkey (hosts)
The Netherlands
Scotland
Serbia

Group B
France
Republic of Ireland
Spain (holders)
Switzerland

Republic of Ireland fixtures:

Sunday, May 4th
Republic of Ireland v France

Wednesday, May 7th
Republic of Ireland v Switzerland

Saturday, May 10th
Republic of Ireland v Spain