CJ Stander and Ross Byrne are two of the standout names in Ireland’s wider squad for Sunday’s clash with France in Dublin in Round Four of the Guinness Six Nations.
Joe Schmidt has named a 37-man squad which came together at Carton House to begin preparation for the encounter with Les Bleus.
Stander started the opening game of the Championship against England, but then missed wins over Scotland and Italy with a facial injury.
He has rejoined the squad now though and could come into contention to face France.
Meanwhile, Byrne, the Leinster fly-half who made his Test debut away to Australia last summer, is another who comes into the squad.
The 23-year-old is yet to make his Championship bow, but joins Johnny Sexton, Joey Carbery and Jack Carty as the fly-halves in the squad.
Elsewhere Kieran Marmion is also back in, while Rob Herring is included as one of three hookers alongside skipper Rory Best and Munster’s Niall Scannell.
Ireland have bounced back from their opening day loss to England with back-to-back away wins in Scotland and Italy.
On Sunday they will look to keep their Championship hopes alive against France, who recorded a first win of the campaign against Scotland last time out.
Ireland squad for France:
Forwards: Rory Best (Ulster) (c), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Ultan Dillane (Connacht), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Rob Herring (Ulster), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Jack McGrath (Leinster), Jordi Murphy (Ulster), Sean O’Brien (Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Munster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), Quinn Roux (Connacht), Rhys Ruddock (Leinster), James Ryan (Leinster), John Ryan (Munster), Niall Scannell (Munster), CJ Stander (Munster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
Backs: Bundee Aki (Connacht), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Joey Carbery (Munster), Jack Carty (Connacht), Andrew Conway (Munster), John Cooney (Ulster), Keith Earls Munster), Chris Farrell (Munster), Tom Farrell (Connacht), Rob Kearney (Leinster), Jordan Larmour (Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Connacht), Conor Murray (Munster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
