Sligo's Aoife McDermott and Donegal's Laura Feely have both been named in the Ireland rugby squad by head coach Adam Griggs for next month's re-scheduled women's Six Nations Championship.
The 35-strong squad includes five uncapped players, who have all played international sevens for Ireland
The quintet is: Aimee Leigh Murphy Crowe, Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane, Grace Moore and Murphy Crowe have been part of the training squad since the conclusion of the Championship back in October.
Claire Boles and Emma Hooban were also added to the squad at the same time and are named for the upcoming tournament.
Ireland will be without the experienced trio of Ciara Cooney, Edel McMahon and Grand Slam winner (and Donegal native) Larissa Muldoon as all three are unavailable due to injury.
Dates and kick off times for the Championship were confirmed on Tuesday by Six Nations Rugby.
Ireland start their campaign away to Wales on April 10th with a 5pm kick off.
A week later they are back at Energia Park to face France, with that game down for a 2:15 start.
The tournament concludes with a final round of games on April 24th, determined by results over the first two rounds.
