The Republic of Ireland squad to defend the Under-18 European Championship in Sweden later this month includes five players from the team that won the title last year in Cyprus. The team will be captained by Gary Doherty.

There are also four players in the squad from the successful under-16 side of last year - Joseph Murphy, Peter Murphy, Liam Miller and Graham Barrett.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (Squad): D Delaney (Everton), J Murphy (Tranmere), J Gavin (Middlesborough), C Delaney (UCD), P Murphy (Blackburn) C Clarke (Stoke City), J Frost (Waterford United), S Byrne (West Ham), G O'Halloran (Cork City), L Miller (Celtic), G Crossley (Celtic), C Healy (Celtic), R Partridge (Liverpool), G Barrett (Arsenal), R Baker (Shelbourne), P Drew (Home Farm), G Doherty (Luton), T Fitzpatrick. Manager: B Kerr; Coach: N O'Reilly; Physio: D Mahon; Medical officer: Dr R O'Callaghan; Equipment officer: P Carney.