Having helped crisis club Newcastle run their run of five successive defeats at the weekend, Damien Duff return to the international fold for next week's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus. Duff missed the last two Ireland qualifiers through injury.

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni today named a panel of 21 for the match at Croke Park but is short on defensive options at full-back with Steve Finnan and Stephen Kelly ruled out through injury.

The Italian will also be without holding midfielder Steven Reid who has failed to overcome the knee injury that has kept him on the bench at Blackburn recently.

Republic of Ireland squad: Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United), Alex Bruce (Ipswich Town), Damien Delaney (QPR), Richard Dunne (Manchester City) , Kevin Kilbane (Wigan Athletic), Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Glasgow Celtic), Damien Duff (Newcastle United), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Shane Long (Reading), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland).