Matt in Ireland Squad - Ipswich Town News

Town skipper Matt Holland has been chosen for the Irish squad for the opening World Cup qulaifier with Holland in Amsterdam on September 2nd. Full squad:

Alan Kelly (Blackburn Rovers), Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (Charlton Athletic), Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Gary Kelly (Leeds United), Ian Harte (Leeds United), Steve Staunton (Liverpool), Gary Breen (Coventry City), Richard Dunne (Everton), Phil Babb (Sporting Lisbon), Terry Phelan (Fulham), Paul Butler (Sunderland), Curtis Fleming (Middlesbrough), Roy Keane (Manchester United), Mark Kinsella (Charlton Athletic), Steve Finnan (Fulham), Jason McAteer (Blackburn Rovers), Mark Kennedy (Manchester City), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers), Lee Carsley (Middlesbrough), Graham Kavanagh (Stoke City), Gareth Farrelly (Bolton Wanderers), Rory Delap (Derby County), Matt Holland (Ipswich Town), Niall Quinn (Sunderland), Keith O'Neill (Middlesbrough), David Connolly (Excelsior), Robbie Keane (Inter) and Dominic Foley (Watford).

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