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Four Ulster players have been included in a 34-man panel for the latest Ireland training camp which will be held in Dublin from 14-15 September.

Training camps were held in Belfast in July and in Limerick during August.

Forwards Tom Court and Stephen Ferris and backs Andrew Trimble and Paddy Wallace have been selected.

The squad contains six uncapped players and sees Leinster duo Bernard Jackman and Eoin Reddan included for the first time this season.

The squad is split into 20 forwards and 14 backs.

Sean Cronin, Cian Healy, Fergus McFadden, Jonathan Sexton, Devin Toner and Brett Wilkinson are the uncapped players in the panel.

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"The two camps that we have had have been hugely beneficial in terms of continuing the work from last season and preparing for the year ahead in what will certainly be a big challenge for the squad," said Ireland coach Declan Kidney.

"We set out to maintain the building process of a panel based on the summer tours as well as the players we already knew.

"The next time we meet as a squad will be in November, so hopefully the players can produce good form so that the foundations laid will benefit us at that point."

Ireland squad (34): Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster), Tom Court (Malone/Ulster), Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster), Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster), Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster), Shane Jennings (St.Mary's College/Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster), Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster), Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster), Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster), Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary's College/Leinster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster), Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians/Connacht).

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