Soccer:Northern Ireland's record goalscorer David Healy has been omitted from Nigel Worthington's squad ahead of the resumption of the Carling Nations Cup in Dublin later this month.
The Rangers striker has started just two games for the Scottish Premier League champions since moving north from Sunderland for more regular football in January.
The 31-year-old was left out of the squad that faced Morocco in a November friendly, but was recalled for February’s Nations Cup defeat to Scotland. He was suspended for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Slovenia in March.
Meanwhile, Worthington has called up three new faces - 17-year-old Josh Carson, Stuart Dallas (20), and Jordan Owens (21) - for the matches against the Republic of Ireland (May 24th) and Wales (May 27th).
Conspicuous by his absence, however, is left-sided Newcastle player Shane Ferguson, who looks increasingly likely to become the latest northerner to opt to play for the Republic.
Northern Ireland are without most of their key players for the Aviva Stadium games, with Birmingham goalkeeper Maik Taylor, defenders Aaron Hughes (Fulham) and Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), West Brom midfielders Chris Brunt and Celtic winger Patrick McCourt all rested.
Northern Ireland squad:Jonathan Tuffey (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Alan Blayney (Linfield), Lee Hodson (Watford), Adam Thompson (Watford), Gareth McAuley (Ipswich Town), Ryan McGivern (Manchester City), Colin Coates (Crusaders), Craig Cathcart (Blackpool), Niall McGinn (Celtic), Sammy Clingan (Coventry City), Oliver Norwood (Manchester United), John Gorman (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Josh Carson (Ipswich Town), Steven Davis (Rangers), Robert Garrett (Linfield), Stuart Dallas (Crusaders), Warren Feeney (Oldham Athletic), Josh McQuoid (Millwall), Liam Boyce (Werder Bremen), Jordan Owens (Crusaders)
