Martin O'Neill's named a provisional 29 man squad to face Serbia in a friendly at the Aviva on March 5th. The squad will be shortened ahead of the squad meeting up on March 2 to facilitate injuries. Martin O'Neill has spoken to Robbie Keane who'll remain with LA Galaxy as they prepare for the start of their season on March 8.
Speaking at today's press conference in Limerick County Hall, the Ireland boss said, 'Our game against Serbia will provide us with great preparation ahead of the first of our European qualifiers in September. I enjoyed working with the players in November for my first taste of international football, and am looking forward to assembling the squad once again in March.'
Ireland squad: David Forde, Darren Rudolph, Rob Elliot, Richard Keogh, Marc Wilson, Seamus Coleman, John O’Shea, Alex Pearce, Stephen Kelly, Damien Delaney, Richard Dunne, James McCarthy, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ward, Glenn Whelan, Paul Green, Andy Reid, Aiden McGeady, Anthony Pilkington, Stephen Quinn, David Meyler, Wes Hoolahan;,Shane Long, Daryl Murphy, Jon Walters, Kevin Doyle, Anthony Stokes, Simon Cox.
