The Blues full-back has been selected in new Ireland boss Giovanni Trapatonni's squad for the games against Serbia in Dublin on May 24th and then Colombia at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground on May 29th. Republic of Ireland squad: Defenders: Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Damien Delaney (QPR), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham City), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Darren O'Dea (Celtic), John O'Shea (Man Utd). Midfielders: Damien Duff (Newcastle), Owen Garvan (Ipswich), Wes Hoolahan (Blackpool), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Stephen MacPhail (Cardiff), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Darren Potter (Wolves), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Martin Rowlands (QPR), Sean Scannell (Crystal Palace), Glenn Whelan (Stoke). Strikers: Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Tottenham), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Shane Long (Reading), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland).
Blues goalkeeper Colin Doyle had been selected in the original 28-man squad but as had to withdraw after sustaining a cartilage injury during training in Dublin on Friday. Carlisle United's Keiren Westwood has been named as Doyle's replacement
Goalkeepers: Dean Kiely (West Brom), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe), K Westwood (Carlisle Utd).