TYLER Toland and Amber Barrett have been included in the Ireland Women’s National Team squad that has been confirmed for their remaining UEFA Women’s Nations League Group 2 games away to Türkiye and home to Slovenia.
Head Coach Carla Ward has selected 24 players for two games that Ireland need to win in order to have a chance of securing promotion to League A, as they currently trail Group leaders Slovenia.
Toland (St Johnston) and Barrett (Milford) will both be hoping to get minutes, as will Anna Patten who qualifies for Ireland through her grandfather, who hails from Falcarragh.
The first game sees Ireland take on Türkiye in Istanbul on Friday, May 30th with the game kicking off at 18:00 Irish Time (20:00 local time). They will then finish up this Group campaign by hosting Slovenia in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork on Tuesday, June 3rd.
Injuries rule out Heather Payne (Achilles) and Leanne Kiernan (Quad), while Tara O’Hanlon, Jamie Finn, Lily Agg and Jess Ziu are still recovering from long-term injuries.
Veteran defender Louise Quinn has been included to bring her leadership to the squad ahead of retiring this summer, while Megan Connolly returns after missing the back-to-back wins over Greece in April.
There is a first call-up for Adelaide United forward Erin Healy, who qualifies through her Monaghan-born Grandfather. Originally from San Diego, USA, the 24-year-old has scored eight goals in her debut season in the A-League.
Captain Katie McCabe will link up with the squad in Türkiye following the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final, where she aims to become the fourth Irish woman to pick up a winners’ medal for Arsenal.
Ireland WNT Squad
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (Unattached), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (West Ham United), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Louise Quinn (Unattached), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City), Megan Campbell (Unattached), Katie McCabe (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Ruesha Littlejohn (Shamrock Rovers), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland), Aoibheann Clancy (Shelbourne)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United), Saoirse Noonan (Celtic), Erin Healy (Adelaide United).
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