Blues strikers Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick have both been named in a 35-man provisional Republic of Ireland squad for their friendly against Holland at the Aviva Stadium on Friday 27th May.
The game is part of Ireland’s preparations for the European Championships in France in the summer, where they are grouped with Belgium, Italy and Sweden, with another friendly against Belarus set for Tuesday 31st May.
The squad, which will be reduced by one or two in the next few days, will meet up on Monday 23rd May at the FAI National Training Centre in Dublin. Manager Martin O'Neill says he will name his final 23-man squad for the Euros the day after the Holland game.
That squad will then take part in a week-long training camp at the Fota Island Resort in County Cork prior to the game against Belarus at Cork City's Turner's Cross.
McGoldrick, who returned to action in the final weeks of the season following a hamstring injury and scored two goals in the Blues’ final two games, has previously won two caps.
Murphy, who missed the final weeks of the domestic campaign with a calf problem sustained while away with Ireland, has made 20 international appearances. Both players are still looking for their first international goals. Former Blues skipper Jon Walters is also in the squad.
Republic of Ireland: Shay Given (Stoke City), Darren Randolph (West Ham United), David Forde (Millwall), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby County), Paul McShane (Reading), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Richard Keogh (Derby County), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Derby County, on loan at Bristol City), Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers), Marc Wilson (Stoke City), Stephen Ward (Burnley), Aiden McGeady (Everton, on loan at Sheffield Wednesday), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County), David Meyler (Hull City), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Darron Gibson (Everton), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City), Eunan O'Kane (Bournemouth), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City), Robbie Brady (Norwich City), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen), Callum O'Dowda (Oxford United), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town).