"It is a considerable opportunity for every member of this 18-man squad," said coach Pat Devlin.
"From our first"B international last November, there are eight players who featured that night who received full senior international caps in both Euro 2008 qualification and international friendlies.
"There's a good mix of players in the squad, we have players from the English Premier League and Championship, the Scottish Premier League and of course two from the eircom league of Ireland."
Squad in full: Colin Doyle (Birmingham), Dan Connor (Drogheda United),
Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Graham Gartland (Drogheda United), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Sean Dillon (Dundee United), Jim Goodwin (Scunthorpe),
Michael Doyle (Coventry), Jay Tabb (Coventry), Glenn Whelan (Sheffield Wednesday), Wes Hoolahan (Blackpool), David Bell (Luton), Caleb Folan (Hull), Roy O' Donovan (Sunderland), Mark Yeates (Colchester), Noel Hunt (Dundee United), Jon Walters (Ipswich), Stephen Ward (Wolves )