Delaney and O\'Dea in Irish Squad - Ipswich Town News

Town defender Damien Delaney has been named in a 33-man provisional Republic of Ireland squad for three matches at the end of the season. Blues loanee Darren O’Dea has also been called up subject to his ankle injury.

Ireland face Northern Ireland on May 24th and Scotland on May 29th in the Carling Nations Cup, then travel to Macedonia for a Euro 2012 qualifier on June 4th. Delaney has previously won three full caps and O’Dea six.

Republic of Ireland provisional squad: Given (Man City), Westwood (Coventry), Forde (Millwall), Dunne (Aston Villa), O'Shea (Man Utd), Foley (Wolves), Delaney (Ipswich), Clark (Aston Villa), Coleman (Everton), Kilbane (Huddersfield), Kelly (Fulham), McShane (Hull), McCarthy (Wigan), Whelan (Stoke), Wilson (Stoke), Gibson (Man Utd), McGeady (Spartak Moscow), Fahey (Birmingham), Lawrence (Portsmouth), Treacy (Preston), Hunt (Wolves), Ward (Wolves); Keogh (Wolves), Stokes (Celtic) Folan (Colorado Rapids), Walters (Stoke), Keane (West Ham), Long (Reading). Subject to fitness: St Ledger (Preston), Duff (Fulham), O'Dea (Ipswich), Andrews (Blackburn), Doyle (Wolves).

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