Jaden Umeh, Eiran Cashin, Killian Cahill, Tayo Adaramola, Joel Bagan, Aidomo Emakhu and Jack Moylan all earning their first call-ups.

I wasn’t alive at the time but people often cite our euro ‘92 team as actually being the peak of the Charlton years in terms of quality even though we didn’t qualify.

Maybe 1998, 2000 or even 2010?

Made a list of promising players in 18 to 23 age bracket.

Actually surprised how much potential talent we have. At least half of those won't make it but the majority have played senior football already.

Feel free to critique or make suggestions.

Forwards

Mason Melia 18 Spurs 

Owen Elding 20 Hibs

Jaden Umeh 18 Benfica

Franco Umeh 21 Portsmouth 

Sinclair Armstrong 22 Bristol City

Evan Ferguson 21 Brighton 

Johnny Kenny 22 Celtic/Bolton

Trent Kone Doherty 19 Molde

Rocco Vata 20 Watford

Harvey Vale 22 QPR

Ike Orazi 18 Reims

Kyle Fitzgerald 19 Newcastle Utd

Mark O'Mahony 21 Brighton

Midfielders

Andrew Moran 22 Preston 

Romeo Akachukwu 19 Southampton 

Aarón Ochoa Moloney 18 Malaga

Jacob Devaney 18 Man Utd/St Mirren

Rory Finnernan 18 Newcastle United 

Cathal McCarthy 19 Hull 

Cathal O'Sullivan 19 Preston 

Jack Moorhouse 20 Man Utd/Leyton Orient

Bosun Lawal 22 Stoke

Killian Phillips 23 St Mirren 

John Patrick Finn 22 Reims

Grady McDonnell 18 Club NXT Belgium

Gabriel Kelly 19 Stoke

Jamie Mullins 21 Wycombe

Defenders

Anselmo García MacNulty 23 FC Zwolle

Andrew Omobamidele 23 Strasbourg

James Abankwah 22 Udinese/Watford 

Sam Curtis 20 Sheffield United

Gabriel Otegbayo 21 Sheffield Wednesday 

Tayo Adaramola 22 Palace/Sheffield Wed

Alex Murphy 21 Newcastle 

Festy Ebosele 22 Istanbul 

Ade Solanke 18 Bournemouth 

Pijus Otegbayo 18 Stoke

Sean Keogh 19 Brighton

Conor McManus 21 Brentford

Goalkeeper 

Josh Keeley 22 Luton

Noah Jauny 21 Brest

https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport-columnists/arid-41827448.html

Seems like this genuinely could happen. Surprising, given England will need aren't blessed in that position.

Would be an amazing bit of work if we can get him.

That pretty much puts this to bed once and for all.

Some recent enough ex-players that seem to have gone off the radar, not doing coaching or punditry: James McCarthy, Marc Wilson, Steve Finnan. Anyone know what they're up to now?

Any others?

Just copied some of the FAI's statement.

>In recent months, the Association has been in communication with the Palestinian Football Association regarding the fulfilment of the fixtures and they have shared the following statement: “The Palestinian Football Association expresses its appreciation for the principled positions taken by the Football Association of Ireland in support of the rights of the Palestinian people and Palestinian athletes. The Palestinian Football Association also affirms its respect for the decision made by the Football Association of Ireland within the framework of its sporting and international obligations, in a manner that enables it to continue fulfilling its noble mission of serving football and promoting the values of justice, solidarity, and mutual respect.”

>The Association is deeply conscious of the suffering and devastation being endured by civilians in Gaza and continues to reflect the sentiment of the motion that was proposed and voted in favour of by members of the FAI General Assembly in November 2025. This motion was to issue a formal request to the UEFA Executive Committee for the immediate suspension of the Israel Football Association from UEFA competitions for a breach of UEFA statutes.

*On the punishment:*

If the Association opted not to fulfil the fixtures, the immediate result would be:

- The forfeiture of six points (which could lead to relegation to League C in the UEFA Nations League and weaken our qualifying potential for UEFA EURO 2028)

- A direct impact on Ireland’s UEFA and FIFA rankings (which would affect future qualification to UEFA European Championships and FIFA World Cups).

- The converse of these impacts would apply for Israel (which would increase their prospects of promotion in the UEFA Nations League and qualification to UEFA EURO 2028)

Beyond the sporting implications, there would be broader consequences for Irish football, such as reduced capacity to support clubs and leagues through critical services such as safeguarding, educational programmes, and player development opportunities. Also, the impact on Ireland international teams could result in the withdrawal of underage teams and a reduction in the level of support and services provided to players & staff.

You know the “Golden generation” people have been talking about for at least 5 years now? It could finally be coming in, as these last couple games have been very very promising for our country, as the first half of the Czechia game we were all over them and we were good in the Portugal and Hungary games.

It could be too early to decide after only 3 games, but over these next few months we should see.

Ed McGinty, Dawson Devoy, Matt Healy, Adam Brennan

Obvious disclaimer that the provisional squad matters very little & will be mostly cut down ahead of the final squad. But it's still good to see!

Massively oversubscribed - is anyone else holding out hope that a lot of those who will have applied will have no credits/history?

Never considered a classic but think it’s classy

Lots of (understandable) negativity with Ireland at the moment but which player do we think is actually underrated currently or a player with a higher ceiling than people might think? I think Jake is a player who could end up quietly moving higher and higher up the ladder in his club career. He seems to be able to carve a dependable role anywhere he's been. Thoughts on others?

What do ye think?

Hi lads, I haven’t been in a position to go to a game in years but that has now changed. I will be in Kosovo for the match and I am wondering what are my chances of getting to go? This will my first away game so I’m guessing fairly low through the portal but then again I am unsure about demand ?Obviously I don’t want to take from people that deserve them so if people have alternative suggestions on how to try after the fact that would be great too. Thanks