Stephen Kenny's established squad primed for tough Greece test

Stephen Kenny is set to name his Republic of Ireland squad ahead of the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Greece and Gibraltar.

Ireland travel to face Greece on 16 June in their second game of their Group B campaign, having narrowly lost their opening game against France in March.

Kenny's side came out the wrong side of a 1-0 result in what was a highly entertaining and exciting encounter as Ireland matched France for the majority of the game, only to get undone by a moment of quality by Benjamin Pavard following a rare, misplaced pass from midfielder Josh Cullen.

Ireland will be looking to take the performance with them on the road to Greece and attempt to get their first points on the board in what look set to be testing conditions in Athens.

The summer sunshine fixture will certainly test this Ireland squad and as a result, Kenny & Co will travel to Turkey ahead of the game for a nine-day camp of warm-weather training.

And the manager will be confident that the extended spell with his squad, coupled with last week’s mini training camp in Bristol will help shake off the post-season lethargy and allow his side to perform to their optimum in the first game of the June double-header.

Kenny will be hoping to take three points back to Dublin for the home clash against Gibraltar three days later and sign off for the season with six points on the board ahead of the business end of the campaign come September.

The manager will name his squad for the June games in Dublin on Thursday, and it will not be too dissimilar from the 26-man squad that was named for the March friendly with Latvia and the France qualifier.

Notable absentees, however, include Seamus Coleman, Andrew Omobamidele and Callum Robinson who have already been ruled