Fethard’s Beth Buttimer and Nenagh’s Catríona Finn are among eight uncapped players named by Ireland head coach Scott Bemand in his extended squad ahead of the women’s Six Nations.
Another Fethard player Dorothy Wall is also in the squad along with Tipp Town’s Amee-Leigh Costigan
Jane Clohessy, daughter of Munster great Peter, is among those in the 40-player selection.
Co-captain Sam Monaghan has been ruled out of the Championship through injury.
Ireland kick off their campaign with the visit of France to Belfast on Saturday March 22nd.
Ireland Preparation Squad – Guinness Women’s Six Nations:
Forwards (22):
Alma Atagamen (Balbriggan RFC)*
Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(11)
Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemian RFC)*
Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(27)
Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(19)
Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)(3)
Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(38)
Deirbhile Nic a Bháird (Old Belvedere RFC/Munster)(11)
Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(32)
Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(30)
Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)(4)
Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(10)
Grace Moore (Trailfinders Women/IQ Rugby)(17)
Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Jane Neill (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)*
Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(41)
Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(30)
Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(11)
Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(2)
Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster)(13)
Siobhán McCarthy (Worcester Warriors/Munster)(4)
Sophie Barrett (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)*
Backs (18):
Amee-Leigh Costigan (Railway Union RFC/Munster)(13)
Amy Larn (Athy RFC)*
Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC)(6)
Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(12)
Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(18)
Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(26)
Caitríona Finn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(19)
Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(10)
Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(25)
Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(21)
Katie Corrigan (Old Belvedere RFC)(5)
Katie Heffernan (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)*
Méabh Deely (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(13)
Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(20)
Nicole Fowley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)(14)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(14)
Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)(1)
* denotes uncapped player
