The Irish rugby squad will now train at the University of Limerick next week after the venue was changed due to the foot and mouth crisis. Ireland were orginially scheduled to train in Belfast but will now be put through their paces from Monday until Wednesday at the Limerick campus.
Certain members of the Irish squad - Shane Horgan, David Wallace, Alan Quinlan, Emmett Byrne and John O'Connor - will be missing next week because of injury. Victor Costello and Tony McWhirter have been recalled.
Irish squad: P Clohessy (Young Munster), J Hayes (Shannon), J Fitzpatrick (Dungannon), S Best (Belfast Harlequins), F Sheahan (Cork Constitution), M O'Kelly (St Mary's College), M Galwey (Shannon), G Longwell (Ballymena), J Davidson (Castres), A Foley (Shannon), E Miller (Terenure College), A Ward (Ballynahinch), K Dawson (London Irish), V Costello (St Mary's College), T McWhirter (Ballymena), G Dempsey (Terenure College), J Staunton (Garryowen), D Hickie (St Mary's College), T Howe (Dungannon), G Murphy (Leicester), M Mostyn (Newport), M Mullins (Young Munster), B O'Driscoll (Blackrock College), K Maggs (Bath), R Henderson (Wasps), R O'Gara (Cork Constitution), D Humphreys (Dungannon), P Stringer (Shannon), B O'Meara (Cork Constitution).
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
