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Monday, 21 August 2006
Republic of Ireland International Manager Stephen Staunton has welcomed back squad members Shay Given, Richard Dunne, Damien Duff, Robbie Keane and Stephen Ireland from injury to join his squad for the first of the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Germany on September 2nd next.
All five players missed out on the recent friendly against Holland through injury but are all included in the 23 man squad, which also sees Gary Doherty returning to the International squad. Levante's Ian Harte is out of contention through injury.
At the announcement Staunton said he was happy to have the injured players back. "I'm delighted to have the boys available to me after their recent injuries, they are regular members of the squad and it's vital that we have everyone we can available to us for this tough test", Staunton said.
The squad will depart for Stuttgart on Thursday 31st August and the match will take place in the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart on Saturday 2nd Sept, kick off 2045 local time.
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Republic of Ireland Squad to play Germany - September 2nd 2006
| Name |
Team |
Date of Birth |
Caps |
Goals |
| Shay Given |
Newcastle United |
20/04/1976 |
76 |
0 |
| Wayne Henderson |
Brighton & Hove |
16/09/1983 |
2 |
0 |
| Paddy Kenny |
Sheffield United |
17/05/1978 |
5 |
0 |
| Andy O'Brien |
Portsmouth |
29/08/1976 |
24 |
1 |
| Richard Dunne |
Manchester City |
21/09/1979 |
29 |
4 |
| Stephen Carr |
Newcastle United |
20/04/1976 |
42 |
2 |
| Steve Finnan |
Liverpool |
20/04/1976 |
39 |
1 |
| Stephen Kelly |
Birmingham |
06/09/1983 |
1 |
0 |
| Gary Doherty |
Norwich |
31/01/1980 |
34 |
4 |
| Kevin Kilbane |
Everton |
01/02/1977 |
0 |
0 |
| John O'Shea |
Manchester United |
30/04/1981 |
34 |
4 |
| Steven Reid |
Blackburn Rovers |
10/03/1981 |
19 |
2 |
| Graham Kavanagh |
Wigan |
02/12/1973 |
16 |
1 |
| Liam Miller |
Manchester United |
13/02/1981 |
13 |
1 |
| Jonathon Douglas |
Blackburn Rovers |
22/11/1981 |
2 |
0 |
| Stephen Ireland |
Manchester City |
22/08/1986 |
1 |
0 |
| Damien Duff |
Newcastle United |
02/03/1979 |
59 |
7 |
| Aiden McGeady |
Celtic |
04/04/1986 |
5 |
0 |
| Stephen Elliot |
Sunderland |
06/01/1984 |
8 |
1 |
| Robbie Keane |
Tottenham Hotspur |
08/07/1980 |
66 |
26 |
| Kevin Doyle |
Reading |
18/09/1983 |
3 |
0 |
| Clinton Morrison |
Crystal Palace |
14/05/1979 |
35 |
9 |
| Alan O'Brien |
Newcastle United |
20/02/1985 |
1 |
0 |
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