Athlone Town's Emma Mooney is one of three players from the club called into the Republic of Ireland U19 women's squad

Athlone Town trio selected for UEFA U19 women's qualifiers

Ronan Fagan

Published: Wed 25 Mar 2026, 4:09 PM

Three Athlone Town players have been selected in the Republic of Ireland Under 19 squad for the upcoming UEFA women's round two qualifiers in April.

Defender Lucy Fitzgerald, midfield player Emma Mooney and striker Hazel Donegan will all be hoping to get some minutes in the green jersey during fixtures against Germany, France and Slovakia.

Mooney featured for the Republic of Ireland women’s U17 team in their recent UEFA EURO qualifiers in Sweden, her form during these set of fixtures earning the midfielder a call up to the U19 squad.

In order to reach the finals tournament in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Republic of Ireland will have to come out of a difficult group.

The Republic of Ireland start their round two qualifying phase with a fixture against Germany in Essen on Friday, April 10.

Essen is also the venue for their second qualifier against France on Monday, April 13, before they conclude this phase of fixtures with a game against Slovakia in Velbert on Thursday, April 16.