Chris McGrath, son of former Republic of Ireland defender Paul McGrath, has been named in Brian Kerr’s squad of 18 players for the Under-16 international friendly against Norway on February 14th.
McGrath, who plays his club football with Liverpool, made his debut for the Republic in a friendly game against England in Walsall last September.
McGrath also featured for the Republic in the Under-16 European Championship qualifier in Latvia last October. Ireland missed out on qualification for the tournament after a disappointing scoreless draw with Latvia and suffering a defeat to Spain.
The game against Norway will take place at United Park, Drogheda.
The full squad is as follows:
Morgan Cranley (Grimsby Town), Paul Murphy (Seatown), Vincent Tyrell (Home Farm), Killian Brennan (Home Farm), Ciaran Sharkey (Belvedere), Chris McGrath (Liverpool), Pierre Ennis (Aston Villa), Eddie Keyes (Belvedere), Glen Whelan (Manchester City), Pierce Power (Ferrybank), Neil McCafferty (Charlton Athletic), Darren Potter (Liverpool), Brian Gannon (Lourdes Celtic), Barry Cogan (Millwall), Stephen Maguire (Belvedere), Denis Behan (Abbeyfeale), Stephen Elliott (Manchester City), Mark O’Brien (Belvedere).