Ireland Coach Eddie O'Sullivan has decided to name a slightly extended 34 man squad for Ireland mini camp in Dublin from September 17th to 20th.

While there are some notable absentees due to injury and rehabilitation, there are also some new faces in the squad with Ireland A front rowers John Fogarty and Tom Court making the list following their performances in the Churchill Cup in the summer. Other Churchill Cup squad members joining the mini camp are Paddy Wallace, Jamie Heaslip and Matt McCullough - all of whom have featured in previous Ireland squads.

Eddie O'Sullivan said, "The Churchill Cup has opened up other possible options, so we felt it was worth bringing some of the players into the senior set up to take a closer look at them and monitor their progress."

Forwards (18):

Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Peter Bracken (Wasps)
Tom Court (Ulster/Dungannon)
Simon Easterby (Llaneli)
John Fogarty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Keith Gleeson (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster)
Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster)
Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Matt McCullough (Ballymena/Ulster)
Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster)
Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster)

Backs (16):

Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster)
Gavin Duffy (Harlequins)
Anthony Horgan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Denis Hickie (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)
John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Geordan Murphy (Leicester)
Brian O’Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Wasps)
Jeremy Staunton (Wasps)
Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

Not considered due to injury:

Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) {Leg)
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) {Shoulder}
Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster) {Shoulder}
John Hayes (Bruff/Munster) {Ankle}
Johnny O’Connor (Wasps) {Neck}
Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College/Leinster) {Groin}