Cricket: Ireland cricket coach Phil Simmons named two 14-man squads ahead of the European Championships where matches against the Netherlands and Scotland count as full One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Simmons was able to call on all his big names from the county scene with William Porterfield returning as captain and is set to play in all five games. Niall O'Brien and Eoin Morgan come into the side for the two ODIs in place of Gary Wilson and Andrew Poynter.
Morgan has recorded centuries in his last two outings for Middlesex and leads the first-class scoring charts for the county with an average of 68.
O'Brien has been equally impressive for Northamptonshire with 852 runs from all competitions.
Phil Eaglestone returns the squad after missing last week's Intercontinental Cup win over the Netherlands with shin splints, while Andy White returns following a family bereavement.
Ireland, won the European Championships in Glasgow two years ago, open their campaign against Norway at Milverton on Friday, July 25th, followed by Denmark in Rathmines the next day.
The opening ODI takes place against the Netherlands at Castle Avenue in Clontarf on Monday, July 28th.
IRELAND(Squad for European Championship games v Norway, Denmark, and Italy) - W Porterfield (Gloucestershire, Capt), A Botha (North County), P Connell (North Down), A Cusack (Clontarf), P Eaglestone (Strabane), T Fourie (Railway Union), A Poynter (Clontarf), G Kidd (Waringstown), K McCallan (Waringstown), K O'Brien (Railway Union), P Stirling (Cliftonville), R Strydom (North County), A White (Instonians), G Wilson (Surrey, wkts).
Reserves: N O'Brien (Northamptonshire), F McAllister (Rush).
IRELAND(Squad for European Championship/ODI games v Netherlands/Scotland) - W Porterfield (Gloucestershire, Capt), A Botha (North County), P Connell (North Down), A Cusack (Clontarf), P Eaglestone (Strabane), T Fourie (Railway Union), G Kidd (Waringstown), K McCallan (Waringstown), E Morgan (Middlesex), K O'Brien (Railway Union), N O'Brien (Northamptonshire, wkts), P Stirling (Cliftonville), R Strydom (North County), A White (Instonians).
Reserves:A Poynter (Clontarf), G Wilson (Surrey).
Ireland fixtures
Ireland v Norway, Milverton (July 25th)
Ireland v Denmark, Rathmines (July 26th)
Ireland v Netherlands, Castle Avenue (July 28th)
Ireland v Italy, Malahide (July 29th)
Ireland v Scotland, Castle Avenue (July 31th)