Friendly
28.11.2015 at 15:00 - Home Farm FC, Whitehall,
The sides will meet at Home Farm FC's Whitehall ground on Saturday afternoon (3.00pm) then the teams meet once more on Monday afternoon at the same venue (12.00pm).
"These are important games for the players. This age group reached the UEFA U17 Finals in May and for a lot of them who didn't play with the U19s this season it would mean they won't play international football for a year," said Doolin.
"I'm here six years and I've had ten games at U18 level and always felt they were good games but you would like to have more.
"The Czechs have a fixture every month for a year or at least training camps. They are a very good side. We've played them several times and always get good games.
"These fixtures gives us a chance to see what's coming through. There's a mixture of home-based players with players from abroad.
"When we played with a similar group last year we did very well. There are some good players in this group. I've only seen these players so most of them are new to me in terms of working directly with them.
"It's a good opportunity for the players to step up the levels. We'll do the same as we've done with the players and hopefully they will benefit from the experience."
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U18 SQUAD:
Eric Donnelly (Shelbourne)
Corey O’Keeffe (Birmingham City)
Luke Wade-Slater (Stevenage)
Brandon Payne (Celtic FC)
Conor McCarthy (Cork City)
Darragh Leahy (Coventry City)
Conor Kane (St Patrick’s Athletic)
Shane Hanney (Shamrock Rovers)
Steven Kinsella (Everton)
Jonathan Lunney (Preston North End)
Leo Donnellan (QPR FC)
Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers)
Liam Brady (Stevenage)
James Doona (Shamrock Rovers)
Jamie Aherne (St Patrick’s Athletic)
Kyle Finn (Coventry City)
Jamie Gray (Stevenage)
Daniel Mandroiu (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Gerry McDonagh (Nottingham Forest)
FIXTURES
U18 International Friendly
Saturday, November 28
Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic, Home Farm FC, Whitehall (3.00pm)
U18 International Friendly
Monday, November 30
Republic of Ireland v Czech Republic, Home Farm FC, Whitehall (12.00pm)
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