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Dublin: Cricket Ireland has confirmed that it has accepted the International Cricket Council invitation to participate in this month's ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016.
The competition will be staged from January 27 until February 14, with 16 teams - including England and Scotland - playing in 48 matches across seven venues.
"Firstly, we are grateful to ICC for extending the invitation to us to participate in the tournament," said Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom.
"Given the circumstances of the invitation, however, it was important that we used the brief time we had to investigate the safety and security situation in Bangladesh.
"While we are fully aware of the heightened security risk in the country, all we can do is rely upon expert advice, which tells us that the tournament security plan appears very comprehensive – an estimation supported by the independent assessments we have seen. Of course, we shall continue to monitor events and maintain regular contact with ICC in case the situation changes.
The sixteen teams will play in the 48 match tournament across seven venues from January 27 until February 14.
Ireland will replace Australia in Group D and will play its matches against India (in Mirpur on 28 January), Nepal (in Fatullah on 30 January) and New Zealand (in Fatullah on 1 February).
If Ireland finishes inside the top two in Group D, then it will play in the Super League, while it will feature in the Plate Championship if it ends up third or fourth in its group.
Ireland have played in seven previous ICC U19 World Cup tournaments - South Africa (1998), Sri Lanka (2000 and 2006), Bangladesh (2004), Malaysia (2008), New Zealand (2010), and most recently Australia (2012).
