Trio Receive Irish Calls - Ipswich Town News

Billy Clarke, Owen Garvan and Shane Supple have been called into Republic of Ireland squads for games with Sweden and England. Garvan and Clarke are included in both parties, while Supple is in the squad facing Sweden.

Coach Don Givens explained why he has named separate squads for the friendly with Sweden and the European U21 Championship qualifier with England: "Given that it's a friendly, and also due to the fact that the Eircom League of Ireland and the lower divisions in England will be playing that weekend, we have brought in a few new faces for the Sweden game. It will be a good opportunity for the new lads to come in and show what they can do.”

Supple is yet to win an U21 cap having previously been withdrawn when called up at that level. Clarke has four U21 caps so far and Garvan one.

The Sweden game is in Uppsala on October 12th and the England match is four days later at Turner's Cross in Cork.

Squad v Sweden: Darren Randolph (Charlton Athletic), Shane Supple (Ipswich Town), Keith Keane (Luton Town), Darren Dennehy (Everton), Darren O'Dea (Celtic), Eddie Nolan (Blackburn Rovers), Michael Spillane (Norwich City), Stephen O'Halloran (Aston Villa), Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United), Patrick Cregg (Falkirk), Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Alan Power (Nottingham Forest), Alan Sheehan (Leicester City), Billy Clarke (Ipswich Town), Anthony Stokes (Sunderland), Jim O'Brien (Celtic), Keith Treacy (Blackburn Rovers).

Squad v England: Darren Randolph (Charlton Athletic), Darren Quigley (UCD), Stephen O'Halloran (Aston Villa), Conor Powell (Bohemians), Darren Dennehy (Everton), Eddie Nolan (Blackburn Rovers), Richard Keogh (Huddersfield Town — on loan from Bristol City), Darren O'Dea (Celtic), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Stephen Quinn (Sheffield United), Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town), Shane McFaul (UCD), Michael Collins (Huddersfield Town), Patrick Cregg (Falkirk), Billy Clarke (Ipswich Town), Adam Rooney (Chesterfield), Anthony Stokes (Sunderland), Jim O'Brien (Celtic).

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