Aaron Connolly and Festy Ebosele return to Ireland Under-21 duty in Jim Crawford’s squad for the Euro play-off against Israel later this month. The pair have dropped out of Stephen Kenny’s senior squad, but Crawford will have to do without the likes of Gavin Bazunu, Nathan Collins and Jason Knight, who will all be playing for the senior Boys in Green against Scotland and Armenia at the time Ireland are bidding for a first ever U-21 Finals slot on September 23 and 27.
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