Team Ireland, pictured, finished up their training camp in Belfast over the weekend ahead of the European Youth Championships in Turkey.

 

The seven-strong squad trained with the Ulster High-Performance Youth team at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown for ten days and are looking sharp, according to the Irish coaching staff.

 

The panel travel to Turkey on Thursday. Boxing begins on Saturday at the Ozkaymak Hotel in Antalya.

 

Ireland has enjoyed solid success at the European Youths since 2009 with three gold, seven silver and six bronze claimed.

 

Jason Quigley, Gary Cully and Michael Nevin have won gold.

 

Click here for previous European Youth Championships results.

 

 

 

European Youth Championships Antalya. Turkey October 21st/29th

 

Irish squad

49kg Terry Donoghue (St Michaels Athy BC)

52kg David Oliver Joyce (Ballymun BC)

56kg Craig Kavanagh (Crumlin BC)

60kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown BC)

64kg Paddy Donovan (OLOL BC)

69kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic BC)

75kg  Jordan Myers (Sligo City BC)

Head Coach: Zauri Antia
Coach: Billy McClean
Coach/Team manager: John Conlan
R&J: Diarmuid MacDiarmada