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Damien Duff has been handed a recall into the Republic of Ireland's 21-man squad for their World Cup qualifier against Cyprus.

Coach Giovanni Trapattoni recalled the fit-again Newcastle forward for the match at Croke Park after he missed last month's qualifiers against Georgia and Montenegro.

Duff scored the equalise in Newcastle's 2-2 Premier League draw at Everton.

However, Trapattoni must make do without Steve Finnan, Steven Reid and Stephen Kelly, who are all ruled out with knocks.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Noel Hunt has been withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad for the 'Senior International' friendly match against Nottingham Forest at Dalymount Park.

The Reading striker suffered concussion during his club's game against Burnley which forced him to be substituted.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United)

Defenders: Alex Bruce (Ipswich Town), Damien Delaney (Queens Park Rangers), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Paul McShane (Sunderland)

Midfielders: Stephen Hunt (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Kevin Kilbane (Wigan Athletic), Damien Duff (Newcastle United), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)

Strikers: Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Andy Keogh (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Shane Long (Reading), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland)

TeamTalk / Eurosport