Injured O’Driscoll, D’Arcy and O’Kelly to miss three-day Irish training camp

Lions stars Gordon D'Arcy, Brian O'Driscoll and Malcolm O'Kelly are among five players left out of next week's Ireland training camp because of injury.

35 players have been selected for the camp, which runs from September 26th to 28.

Munster’s Anthony Horgan and Eric Miller, of Leinster, are also injured and so were not considered for selection.

The 35 are:

Forwards (18):

Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Shane Byrne (Saracens), Reggie Corrigan (Greystones/Leinster), Leo Cullen (Leicester), Simon Easterby (LIaneli), Anthony Foley (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Matt McCullough (Ballymena/Ulster), Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Johnny O’Connor (Wasps), Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster), Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster), Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster).

Backs (17):

Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Kieran Campbell (Dungannon/Ulster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster), Gavin Duffy (Harlequins), Guy Easterby (Blackrock College/Leinster), Denis Hickie (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster), David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster), John Kelly (Cork Constitution/Munster), Kieran Lewis (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Kevin Maggs (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Conor McPhilips (St.Mary’s College/Connacht), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), David Quinlan (Northampton), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster).