Stuart Ashton who manages the Cork City U21 team will take charge of the Republic of Ireland team for the tournament which will take place in Cork between Tuesday 24 May 2005 and Saturday 28 May 2005. England, Scotland and Wales will make up the round-robin competition.

Ireland will be represented by a predominantly U21 selection drawn from the Eircom U21 League. The England squad will be selected from the Conference, Scotland will pick from the Highland, Northern and Southern Leagues and Wales from the Welsh Premier League.

The tournament commenced in 2002 and was held in England with Wales emerging victorious. The 2003 event was hosted by Wales and England were the winners while last year the tournament was played in Scotland where Wales were again successful.

Fixtures

Tuesday 24 May 2005
Wales v Scotland - St Colmann’s Park, Cobh 3.00pm
Ireland v England - Turner’s Cross, Cork 7.45pm
Thursday 26 May 2005
England v Wales - Mardyke, Cork 7.45pm
Ireland v Scotland - St Colman’s Park, Cobh 7.45pm
Saturday 28 May 2005
England v Scotland - Midleton, Co Cork 3.00pm
Ireland v Wales - Turner’s Cross, Cork 3.00pm

Ireland Squad:
Goalkeepers:- Ciaran Kelly (Galway United), Mark McNulty (Cork City).
Defenders:- Stephen Brennan (Shelbourne), Brian Gannon (UCD), Shane Guthrie (Cork City), Mark McChrystal (Derry City), Kevin Murray (Cork City), Derek Tyrell (Drogheda United).
Midfielders:- Gerry Gill (DerryCity), Ray Lally (Cork City), Paul Malone (Shamrock Rovers), Darren O’Brien (UCD), David Tyrell (Shelbourne).
Forwards:- Mark Leech (Drogheda United), Shane Long (Cork City), Jamie Nolan (Limerick), Roy O’Donovan (Cork City), Conor Sammon (UCD).