Striker David McGoldrick will miss the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Georgia in Tbilisi on Saturday having withdrawn from the travelling party.
The 29-year-old was left out of the squad which flew out to Georgia this morning having stayed behind in the UK with his family, his wife having just given birth to their fourth child.
McGoldrick has previously won six full caps, so far without scoring an international goal.
Ex-Blues Daryl Murphy, Jon Walters and Conor Hourihane were all in the party which flew out to Georgia.
Ireland, who are currently second in their group and unbeaten having won three and drawn three of their six qualifiers, face Serbia in Dublin on Tuesday.