James McClean called up as cover for Netherlands clash, Festy Ebosele and Will Smallbone ruled out

Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has called up James McClean for the Euro 2024 qualifier against the Netherlands.

The Ireland centurion was set to come into the squad for the New Zealand friendly, his final appearance in a green shirt, but he will now travel with the squad to Amsterdam for the qualifier.

Will Smallbone and Festy Ebosele will not travel with the squad due to injury and have been ruled out of both matches in this window, having returned to their respective clubs.

The squad are set to travel to Amsterdam later on Thursday ahead of the qualifier against the Netherlands on Saturday evening.

Watch the Netherlands v Republic of Ireland on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player this Saturday from 7pm, follow a live blog on www.rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News app or listen to commentary on RTÉ 2fm

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