There are six uncapped players in Mick McCarthy‘s provisional 38-man Republic of Ireland squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Gibraltar and Georgia.
Strikers James Collins and Padraig Amond are both included with Sunderland defender Jimmy Dunne also receiving his first call up.
Macclesfield’s on-loan goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara, Bournemouth’s Mark Travers and Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher are among the group while Glenn Whelan, James McCarthy, Stephen Ward and Aiden McGeady return.
Ciaran Clark, Callum Robinson, Jonathan Walters and Michael Obafemi all miss out through injury.
Republic of Ireland Provisional Squad
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool), Kieran O’Hara (Macclesfield Town*), Mark Travers (Bournemouth)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Cyrus Christie (Fulham), Richard Keogh (Derby County), John Egan (Sheffield United), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Kevin Long (Burnley), Jimmy Dunne (Sunderland*), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen Ward (Burnley)
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Sunderland), Alan Judge (Ipswich Town), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Harry Arter (Cardiff City*), Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa), David Meyler (Coventry City*), Shaun Williams (Millwall), Robbie Brady (Burnley), Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City),James McClean (Stoke City), Daryl Horgan (Hibernian)
Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Sean Maguire (Preston North End), Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth), Scott Hogan (Sheffield United*), Aiden O’Brien (Millwall), David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), James Collins (Luton Town), Padraig Amond (Newport County)
*Indicates player is on loan
EURO 2020 Qualifiers
March 23: Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland
March 26: Republic of Ireland v Georgia
June 7: Denmark v Republic of Ireland
June 10: Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar
September 5: Republic of Ireland v Switzerland
October 12: Georgia v Republic of Ireland
October 15: Switzerland v Republic of Ireland
November 18: Republic of Ireland v Denmark
What an unbelievable feeling to be called into the senior squad for the first time. By far this is the proudest moment of my career đŸ‡®đŸ‡ª https://t.co/OS28CJlZDo
— PĂ¡draig Amond (@padraigamond21) March 7, 2019
