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Connolly in Irish U21 Squad - Ipswich Town News

Winger Dylan Connolly has been named in the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for two games next month.

The Irish youngsters face Lithuania in a Euro 2017 qualifier in Vilnius on Friday 13th November and then Norway in a friendly at the RSC, Waterford on the following Tuesday.

The Irish are joint top of their European Championship qualifying group with nine points along with Italy, Serbia and Slovenia.

Connolly, who joined Town from Shelbourne in January, has previously won eight U21 caps.

Republic of Ireland U21s: Daniel Rogers (Aberdeen - on loan at Falkirk), Eric Grimes (Leeds United), Sean Long (Reading - on loan at Luton Town), Jack Connors (Dagenham & Redbridge), Glen Rea (Brighton - on loan at Southend United), Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Callum O’Dowda (Oxford United), Josh Cullen (West Ham United), Conor Wilkinson (Bolton - on loan at Barnsley), Jack Byrne (Man City - on loan at Cambuur), Sean Kavanagh (Fulham), Reece Grego-Cox (QPR), Dylan Connolly (Ipswich Town), Shane Griffin (Reading), Henry Charsley (Everton), Sean Hoare (St Patrick's Athletic), Sean Maguire (Dundalk), Lee Desmond (St Patrick's Athletic), Kenneth McEvoy (Tottenham - on loan at Stevenage), Sam Byrne (Everton).

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