O'Sullivan announces Ireland squad

Ireland squad of 22 for the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome on Saturday (starting 15 and replacements to be announced on Wednesday).

Squad: S Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), R Corrigan (Leinster/Greystones), V Costello (Leinster/St Mary’s College), L Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), A Foley (Munster/Shannon), K 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), A Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), F Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution); G Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), G Easterby (Llanelli), D Hickie (Leinster/St Mary’s College), R Henderson (Munster /Young Munster), D Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon), K Maggs (Bath), G Murphy (Leicester), R O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), B O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, capt) P Stringer (Munster/Shannon).