Seamus Coleman and Robbie Keane In Irish Squad

Martin O’Neill has named a 35-man squad for Ireland’s game against Holland at the Aviva Stadium on March 27. And the good news is that both Seamus Coleman and Robbie Keane have been included in the panel.

The game is a vital preparation for the upcoming Euro 2016 tournament, with O’Neill scheduled to finalise his panel for the tournament the following day.

The match is likely to provide an opportunity for players who missed out on recent internationals to prove both their form and their fitness. Among those likely to get a good run in the game are Bournemouth's Harry Arter, who recently returned from injury; Marc Wilson of Stoke City, who has been out of action over the past two months; Daryl Murphy, who missed the end of the season for Ipswich; and John O’Shea, who has been out of favour at Sunderland.

There is one surprise inclusion in the squad – that of Irish under-21 international Callum O'Dowda, who plays for Oxford United. O’Dowda is a grandson of the famous Irish tenor Brendan O'Dowda, who was one of the big music stars of the 1960s.

The squad in full is: Shay Given (Stoke), Darren Randolph (West Ham), David Forde (Millwall), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby), Paul McShane (Reading), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Richard Keogh (Derby), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Bristol City), Shane Duffy (Blackburn), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Stephen Ward (Burnley), Aiden McGeady (Sheffield Wednesday), James McClean (West Brom), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), David Meyler (Hull), Stephen Quinn (Reading), Darron Gibson (Everton), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Eunan O'Kane (Bournemouth), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff), Robbie Brady (Norwich), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Jonathan Hayes (Aberdeen), Callum O'Dowda (Oxford), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), David McGoldrick (Ipswich), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich)