Three League of Ireland players have been included in an Ireland training squad ahead of the Euro qualifiers against Greece and Gibraltar.
Stephen Kenny has selected 22 players from the Championship, League One and League of Ireland for a four-day camp in Bristol next week.
Premier League players are not involved in the get-together as their season does not finish until May 28.
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Later this month, Kenny will name his squad proper for those key qualifiers in Athens and Dublin on June 16 and June 19 respectively.
And that squad will fly to Turkey a week before the Greece clash to acclimatise at a warm-weather camp in Antalya.
But for the Bristol camp next week, Kenny has called in Shamrock Rovers wing-back Neil Farrugia and goalkeepers Brian Maher of Derry City and Bohs’ James Talbot.
Tom Cannon, the Everton striker who impressed on loan at Preston North End, has also been selected as has ex-Cork City and current Hull City defender Sean McLoughlin.
Millwall defender Danny McNamara also gets the nod from Kenny, as does West Brom's Dara O'Shea despite a knee injury that threatened to end his season.
Jeff Hendrick and Alan Browne miss out as they recover from injury but established in Kenny’s Ireland squad proper, they are expected to be fit for the Greece and Gibraltar games.
Chiedozie Ogbene will report into camp in Bristol next week for assessment on his hamstring injury.
As expected, Kenny has confirmed that captain Seamus Coleman, Andrew Omobamidele and Callum Robinson will all miss next month’s games with injury.
Mikey Johnston, Jamie McGrath and Matt Doherty will not be involved in Bristol because of their ongoing club seasons in Portugal, Scotland and Spain.
And Middlesbrough’s Darragh Lenihan and Peterborough’s Jack Taylor also miss out because of their clubs’ recent involvement in EFL playoff games.
Ireland boss Kenny said: “The six-week break between the end of the Championship and our qualifier in Greece is something we have to navigate.
"This training camp in Bristol for four days is essential before we travel to Turkey on June 5 for nine days ahead of our visit to Athens.
“We're looking forward to a good four days of training and some sharp sessions."
Ireland Squad - Bristol Training Camp
Max O'Leary (Bristol City), James Talbot (Bohemians), Brian Maher (Derry City); Danny McNamara (Millwall), Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Ryan Manning (Swansea City), John Egan (Sheffield United), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Sean McLaughlin (Hull City); Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Josh Cullen (Burnley), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Mark Sykes (Bristol City), Neil Farrugia (Shamrock Rovers), Jason Knight (Derby County); Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United), Tom Cannon (Everton), Troy Parrott (Tottenham Hotspur), Michael Obafemi (Burnley), Adam Idah (Norwich City), Will Keane (Wigan Athletic).
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