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Murphy in Reduced Ireland Squad - Ipswich Town News

Striker Daryl Murphy has been named in the reduced Republic of Ireland squad for their friendlies at home to Switzerland and Slovakia during the international break.

The 33-man party - cut from the 40-man provisional squad named last week - will assemble on Monday at the FAI National Training Centre in Dublin before their games against the Swiss on Friday 25th March and the Slovaks on Tuesday 29th March, both at the Aviva Stadium.

Murphy, 33, has previously won 19 full Irish caps but is still to net his first international goal. Also in the squad is former Blues skipper Jonathan Walters.

Republic of Ireland: Darren Randolph (West Ham United), David Forde (Millwall), Rob Elliot (Newcastle United), Cyrus Christie (Derby County), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Richard Keogh (Derby County), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Bristol City), Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Paul McShane (Reading), Stephen Ward (Burnley), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Robbie Brady (Norwich City), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Eunan O'Kane (Bournemouth), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Stephen Gleeson (Birmingham City), David Meyler (Hull City), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Sheffield Wednesday), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion), Alan Judge (Brentford), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids).

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