Ireland team news: Six Nations starts for James Lowe and Tadhg Beirne against Wales

There are four changes from the side which started last time out for Ireland

Ireland players, from left, Garry Ringrose, Tadhg Beirne, Jonathan Sexton, and James Ryan. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Hugo Keenan has been handed the full-back’s jersey as Andy Farrell on Friday named his Ireland side for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff.

Farrell has also been able to welcome back fit-again James Lowe and Garry Ringrose to his starting line-up for the Principality Stadium while Tadhg Furlong and Iain Henderson are named on the bench having returned from injury.