Andrew Trimble underwent a knee operation in April

Andrew Trimble has been included in an under strength 36-man squad for an Ireland training camp in Belfast later this month.

The squad does not included any of this year's British and Irish Lions squad while a number of other regulars are also missing.

Trimble is joined by other Ulster backs Isaac Boss, Darren Cave, Ian Whitten, Niall O'Connor and Paddy Wallace.

Ulster forwards Ryan Caldwell, Tom Court, Chris Henry are also included.

The camp takes place in Belfast from 26-29 July.

Further three-day camps will be staged in August and September.

The squad consists of players who were involved in the summer tours to North America and the Churchill Cup during May and June as well as several senior players who were not included for the summer tours.

Trimble missed Ireland's summer tour after undergoing a knee operation in late April.

Ireland training camp (36): Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster), Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster), Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon/Ulster), Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Tom Court (Malone/Ulster), Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster), Ian Dowling (Shannon/Munster), Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), Dennis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Munster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster), Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster), Shane Jennings (St Mary's College/Leinster), Felix Jones (Seapoint/Munster), Ian Keatley (Galwegians/Connacht), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster), John Muldoon (Galwegians/Connacht), Barry Murphy (U.L. Bohemians/Munster), Johne Murphy (Leicester Tigers), Niall O'Connor (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster), Mike Ross (unallocated/Leinster), Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster), Jonathan Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Devon Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster), Ian Whitten (Ballymena/Ulster), Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians/Connacht)

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