Leixlip's Nathan Collins Earns First Senior International Call-Up.

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Thursday, August 26th, 2021 3:10pm

By Eoin Beatty @EoinBeattyKfm

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The Republic of Ireland squad has been announced.

Leixlip's Nathan Collins has earned a first senior call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad.

Manager Stephen Kenny named his 25-man selection for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers earlier this afternoon.

25-man squad named for FIFA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers 👌@BurnleyOfficial defender Nathan Collins receives his first senior call-up as Aaron Connolly and Jeff Hendrick return to the squad 🙌

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— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) August 26, 2021

Experienced goalkeeper Darren Randolph is among those to miss out.

Ireland are away to Portugal next Wednesday before home fixtures against Azerbaijan and Serbia.

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