Ireland Reduce Squad to 32
Ireland have named a 32-man squad as preparations up in pace ahead of their opening fixture of the Six Nations, against Wales in Dublin this Sunday.
The majority of the squad that trained in the Limerick camp last week has been retained.
There are call-ups for Wolfhounds Denis Hurley, Dan Tuohy, Chris Henry and Rhys Ruddock, all of whom have been capped previously by Ireland.
David Kearney, Eoin O'Malley, Peter O'Mahony, Simon Zebo and Brett Wilkinson are the five uncapped players who make the step up.
Ireland: Rory Best, Tommy Bowe, Tom Court, Sean Cronin, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Stephen Ferris, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Chris Henry, Denis Hurley, Shane Jennings, Rob Kearney, David Kearney, Fergus McFadden, Conor Murray, Sean O'Brien, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Ronan O'Gara, Peter O'Mahony, Eoin O'Malley, Eoin Reddan, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Rhys Ruddock, Jonathan Sexton, Andrew Trimble, Dan Tuohy, Paddy Wallace, Brett Wilkinson, Simon Zebo.