Overview
- Carla Ward announced the 25-player panel on Friday with Katie McCabe named captain and Denise O’Sullivan plus Emily Murphy suspended for the home game against the Netherlands.
- Ireland host the Netherlands at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 5 June and travel to Grenoble to face France on 9 June in the last matches of Group A2.
- Jessie Stapleton and Hayley Nolan return from injury to the squad while 19-year-old goalkeeper Katie Keane was omitted despite strong late-season displays for Leicester City.
- Shelbourne midfielder Aoibheann Clancy is the only domestic League of Ireland player selected, highlighting the squad’s reliance on players based in England and abroad.
- Ireland sit third in Group A2 and are effectively assured of a seeded play-off after wins over Poland, but direct qualification remains mathematically possible and squad fitness and form will be decisive.