Limerick midfielder named in Ireland senior women's squad for UEFA Nations League fixtures

A TALENTED Limerick midfielder has been called up to the Ireland Women's squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League back-to-back games with Greece.

Kilbehenny native Aoibheann Clancy is included in Head Coach Carla Ward's squad for the away game with Greece on Friday, April 4 and the home game against the same opponents at Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, April 8.

Limerick woman Clancy, who has played Ladies Gaelic football with Galtee Gaels, is currently playing with Women's Premier Division side, Shelbourne and has impressed for the Dublin side in their SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division fixtures.

The Limerick native earned her only Ireland Women's team senior cap in November 2022 against Morocco in an international friendly in the Marbella Football Center.

Clancy, who played with Limerick FC in the past as well as Wexford Youths, has also represented Ireland at under-age level.

These will be the third and fourth games in Group 2 in League B as Ireland look to pick up maximum points following a loss away to Slovenia and a home win over Türkiye.

Louise Quinn, Tara O’Hanlon, Megan Connolly, Jamie Finn, Lily Agg and Jess Ziu were all unavailable for selection, while defender Chloe Mustaki and forward Saoirse Noonan are included for the first time since the 2023-24 UEFA Nations League campaign.

The squad will link up this Sunday, March 30 to begin preparing for the two games with sessions in the FAI National Training Centre.

Ireland WNT Squad:

Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Grace Moloney (Unattached)

Defenders: Heather Payne (Everton), Jessie Stapleton (Sunderland – on loan from West Ham United), Anna Patten (Aston Villa), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses), Chloe Mustaki (Bristol City), Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Tyler Toland (Blackburn Rovers), Ruesha Littlejohn (Shamrock Rovers), Marissa Sheva (Unattached), Aoibheann Clancy (Shelbourne)

Forwards: Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Saoirse Noonan (Celtic), Emily Murphy (Newcastle United)

UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE
League B, Group 2

Greece v Ireland
Friday, April 4
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion
KO 17:00 (Irish Time)
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player

Ireland v Greece
Tuesday, April 8
Tallaght Stadium
KO 19:30
LIVE on RTÉ2 / RTÉ Player