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Erin Fildara McLaughlin and family members after the women's international friendly match between the Republic of Ireland and Zambia at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin last year
Erin Fildara McLaughlin has been added to the Ireland Women’s National Team’s squad for their international friendlies against Italy and Wales.
Midfielders Denise O'Sullivan and St Johnston native Tyler Toland of Blackburn Rovers have been ruled out due to respective knee injuries with Peamount United duo McLaughlin, from Culdaff, and Jess Fitzgerald brought in as replacements.
It is a first senior call-up for 17-year-old Lucan native Fitzgerald, who is promoted from the Ireland Women's U-19s. Milford’s Amber Barrett, who plays for Standard Liège in Belgium, is also part of the squad.
The squad will assemble in Florence on Monday, February 19 and train in Viola Park – the home base for ACF Fiorentina – ahead of the game against Italy on Friday, February 23.
Following that fixture, the squad will return to Dublin to train at the FAI National Training Centre before taking on Wales on Friday, February 27 in Tallaght Stadium.
The two games will serve as part of the preparation for the upcoming Uefa Euro 2025 qualifiers, which kick off in April following the draw on March 5.
IRELAND WNT SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton), Grace Moloney (London City Lionesses), Sophie Whitehouse (Lewes)
Defenders: Jessie Stapleton (Reading – on loan from West Ham United), Diane Caldwell (FC Zurich), Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Caitlin Hayes (Celtic), Louise Quinn (Birmingham City), Aoife Mannion (Manchester United), Megan Campbell (London City Lionesses)
Midfielders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Lily Agg (Birmingham City), Megan Connolly (Bristol City), Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses), Jamie Finn (Birmingham City), Heather Payne (Everton), Jess Ziu (West Ham United), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace), Erin McLaughlin (Peamount United), Jess Fitzgerald (Peamount United)
Forwards: Kyra Carusa (San Diego Wave), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Amber Barrett (Standard Liege), Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool), Emily Murphy (Wake Forest University)
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