Cahir's Tommy O'Donnell will start for Munster in their St Stephen's Day derby against Leinster.
Anthony Foley has announced his starting 15 for Friday's Pro 12 clash with Felix Jones captaining the side.
The team is:
Jones (C),Conway,Howard,Hurley,R O'Mahony,Keatley,Williams, J Ryan,Casey,Archer,Don O'Callaghan,Holland, CJ, TOD, Copeland
Replacements: O’Byrne, Guinazu, BJ, Dave O’Callaghan, Butler, Neil Cronin, JJ, Murphy.
Thomond Park is now a complete sell-out for the game and no tickets will be available to purchase at the ground ahead of the 5pm kick-off.
Ulster are continuing to monitor the fitness of scrum-half Ruan Pienaarin the build-up to the visit of Connacht to the Kingspan Stadium.
The South African international is hoping to recover from a twisted knee, while Connacht's Eoin McKeon is nursing a similar injury.
