Ireland squad

Squad for the RBS 6 Nations clash against France in Dublin on March 8:

Forwards: S Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), V Costello, (Leinster/St Mary’s College), L Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), J Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon), A Foley (Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St Mary’s College), J Hayes (Munster/Shannon), M Horan (Munster/Shannon), G Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena), M O’Kelly (Leinster/St Mary’s College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), F Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Backs: G Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), G Easterby (Llanelli), R Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), D Hickie (Leinster/St Mary’s College), S Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne), D Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon), J Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution), K Maggs (Bath), G Murphy (Leicester), R O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), B O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College) capt, P Stringer (Munster/Shannon).