Eight new players for training camp
8 uncapped players have been called by Trapattoni to take part in training in Malahide in May. The camp is for a squad of 23 players and runs from May16th-21st. Paul Green (Derby County), John Meyler (Derby County), Brian Murphy (Ipswich), Keith Treacy (Preston), Keith Fahey (Birmingham), Shane Duffy (Everton), Marc Wilson (Portsmouth), Stephen Ward (Wolves)
Full squad:
Keiren Westwood (Coventry City), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe Utd), Brian Murphy (Ipswich Town), Stephen Kelly (Fulham), Eddie Nolan (Sheffield Wednesday), Paul McShane (Hull City), Shane Duffy (Everton), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Stephen Ward (Wolves), Marc Wilson (Portsmouth), Darren O'Dea (Reading), Keith Treacy (Preston North End), Darron Gibson (Man Utd), Andy Keogh (Wolves), James McCarthy (Wigan), Liam Lawrence (Stoke City), David Meyler (Sunderland), Keith Fahey (Birmingham City), Paul Green (Derby County), Caleb Folan (Hull City), Leon Best (Newcastle Utd), Shane Long (Reading), Anthony Stokes (Hibernian).

Ireland down to 39th in World rankings
Ireland dropped 2 places in the latest rankings

Brazil 2-0 Ireland
An own goal in the first half, and an amazing goal in the second gave Brazil the win in the London

Euro 2012 Fixtures meeting
... is provisionally scheduled for March 16th in Moscow

Squad for Brazil friendly
Shay Given (Man City), Keiren Westwood (Coventry), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Stephen Kelly (Fulham), Kevin Kilbane (Hull), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Sean St Ledger (Preston), Paul McShane (Hull), Marc Wilson (Portsmouth), Greg Cunningham (Man City), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Damien Duff (Fulham), Darron Gibson (Man United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Keith Andrews (Blackburn), Stephen Hunt (Hull), Liam Lawrence (Stoke), James McCarthy (Wigan), Kevin Doyle (Wolves), Robbie Keane (Celtic), Shane Long (Reading), Leon Best (Newcastle)

FAI announce 2 friendlies
Ireland will play Paraguay on Tuesday May 25th, followed by Algeria on Friday May 28th. Both matches will be at the RDS

Brady will not renew contract
Liam Brady is to step down as Assistant Manager of Ireland in April.

Euro 2012 Qualifiers
The dram for the European Championships were made this morning. Ireland are in Group B which contain Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra.
The finals will be held in Poland/Ukraine.
A full listing of the draw can be found on the UEFA.com website

We have 10 matches. There are 12 days reserved for the matches, starting September 3rd 2010. You can find match dates here.
The teams have 30 days to meet and decide exact fixtures.

Details for Brazil Match
The match is on Tuesday March 2nd in the Emirates Stadium, London. Kickoff is at 8.05pm.
Ticket information can be foung on the Arsenal Website, prices range from 18 to 77 pounds.
Flags greater than 1m x 1m are not allowed!!!!!

Ireland to play Brazil in friendly in March
This match is likely to go ahead on Tuesday March 2nd at the Emirates Stadium in London. Ticket details and match should be announced next week.