Panel of 16 named for Ireland U18 Women's team by head coach O'Mahony

Head coach for the Ireland U18 Women's team Tommy O'Mahony has named the 16 players who will go through to the next phase.

Three of the players selected hail from Liffey Celtics (Niamh O'Leary, Emily O'Dwyer and Niamh Sherlock), while two players remain in the squad from Waterford Wildcats (Caitlin Gloeckner and Sarah Hickey). There are nine uncapped players in the squad, which include Tara Nevin, Amy Duggan, Micaiah Fubara, Rachel Callery, Niamh Sherlock, Niamh Tolan, Erica Egan, Niamh O'Leary and Emily O’Dwyer. 

Caitlin Gloeckner, Rebecca Sexton, Bree Shelley and Lucy Devoy all capped atthe FIBA u16 European Challengers last summer, meanwhile Maria Kealy and Lucy Coogan capped at the FIBA u18 in European Challengers. Sarah Hickey, capped at u16 and u18, is in line to reach her 25th Cap for Ireland in the upcoming competition. 

Speaking on the selection process was head coach Tommy O'Mahony; “The squad have been putting in some tremendous work over the last few months to reach this stage and we are happy with the current squad and we feel that there will be a lot of tough decisions to make over the next few months. We head to Wales in April for games against England, Scotland and Wales, which should provide a lot of players with their first taste of the international game. We understand we have a lot of work to do and are eager to step up our preparation for our Euros in Austria this August."

 The Ireland U18 Women's team panel - 16 players

First Name	Surname	D.O.B	Age	Height	School	Club	Position
Rachel	Callery	04/02/04	18	5'9	St Louis Secondary Monaghan	Ulster University Tigers	Guard
Lucy	Coogan	12/4/04	17	6’0	Loreto Secondary Killkenny	Killkenny Stars	Forward
Lucy	Devoy	03/09/05	16	5’9	Ardscoil Mhuire Limerick	Limerick Celtics	Guard
Amy	Duggan	16/08/04	17	5’7	St Aloysius College	Cobh BC	Point Guard
Erica	Egan	01/09/04	17	5’6	Malahide Community College	Malahide BC	Point Guard
Micaiah	Fubara	10/10/04	17	5’9	Loreto College Foxrock	DCU Mercy	Centre
Caitlin	Gloeckner	10/03/05	16	5’7	Our Lady of Mercy Waterford	Waterford Wildcats	Point Guard
Sarah	Hickey	12/04/04	17	6’0	Our Lady of Mercy Waterford	Waterford Wildcats	Forward
Maria	Kealy	07/02/04	18	5’9	Loreto Secondary School	Letterkenny Blaze / LYIT Donegal	Point
Tara	Nevin	21/06/04	17	5'9	St.Wolstans Community School	Dublin Lions	Guard
Emily	O’Dwyer	16/03/04	17	5'8	Maynooth Community College	Liffey Celtics	Guard
Niamh	O’Leary	02/05/04	17	5'10	St.Peters College Dunboyne	Liffey Celtics	Forward
Rebecca	Sexton	17/08/05	16	5'8	Carrigaline Community School	Carrigaline	Guard
Bree	Shelley	18/06/05	16	5'6	Holy Faith	Killester	Guard
Niamh	Sherlock	02/05/04	17	6'1	Mount Sackville Castleknock	Liffey Celtics	Forward
Niamh	Tolan	04/06/04	17	5'11	Virginia College Cavan	East Cavan Eagles	Guard