Ireland U21 Women’s Squad announced for EuroHockey U21 Championship

Thursday, July 23: Eire U21 Ladies’s head coach Graeme Francey has introduced his 18-player squad to journey to Valencia, Spain for the 2026 EuroHockey U21 Championships starting this Sunday, July 26.

Francey, who’s now in his second yr with the crew, will look to construct on a powerful 2025 FIH Junior World Cup Marketing campaign the place the crew secured a 13th place end general in Santiago, Chile, final December. Among the many 18-player squad is a number of latest and returning faces from that squad, with 9 gamers primed to select up from the place they left off in Chile.

Along with their returning faces, the aspect may even boast a variety of gamers who’ve made their senior worldwide debut, with ahead Mikayla Energy among the many crew together with Eva Gaston and Gabriella Scot, each of whom made their debuts throughout Eire’s FIH Hockey Professional League matches in Rotterdam and Berlin in June.

Lucy McGoldrick returns to the Irish internet having performed in all six of Eire’s outings in Santiago and is joined by Muckross Hockey Membership’s Grainne Molloy.

Alongside them are the likes of Rebekah Lennon and Katie Herron, each of whom have loved very good debut EY Hockey League campaigns with Portadown, and Maedbh Le Roux and Hollai Quinn who lifted each an AIG Irish Senior Cup and EY Champions Trophy title with Railway Union in 2025/26.

Loreto’s Mollie Lennon will as soon as once more look to incite her affect on the crew from midfield, with the younger Loreto participant going from energy to energy, whereas UCD’s Milla Fulton will present a substantial attacking menace having scored on three events in Santiago, securing two Participant of the Match awards additionally.

Eire have been drawn in Pool B for his or her upcoming EuroHockey U21 Championship marketing campaign, the place they may start their marketing campaign towards Germany on Sunday, July 26 earlier than dealing with Wales and Belgium within the remaining pool matches. The aspect can be focusing on a top-6 end in Valencia, with a spot within the 2027 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup up for grabs ought to they handle to take action.

Orla Younger-Hughes

Milla Fulton

Mikayla Energy

Meadbh LeRoux

Lucy McGoldrick

Millie Jerman

Darcy Shields

Hollai Quinn

Isobel Subject

Eabha Curran

Alex Byrne

Eva Gaston